Word: miles
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...President headed west from Washington on his 5,284-mile congressional-election tour in such a cheerful, eupeptic and thoroughly nonpolitical mood that one reporter called it a "Give 'Em Hello Campaign." His first stop: the National Corn Picking Contest on the 400-acre Lumir Dostal Farm, ten miles northeast of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. There he stood up before a sea of 85,000 or more farmers, a tremendous forum for a campaign opener, got off to a sharp start when he proclaimed that realized net farm income was up 20% over last year and per-capita farm income...
R.F.D. MAIL CARRIER NICK MARVOSH (who wants quick Post Office Department action on extending his route-and his per-mile income): The people out my way aren't getting service and they are complaining...
...varsity, Benjamin scored his sixth straight first place by covering the wintry five-mile course in 25 min., 48 sec. Benjamin's winning time was 12 seconds slower than the record which he set in ideal running conditions against the University of Massachusetts last Tuesday. But even with the poor weather and lack of competition, Coach Bill McCurdy praised Benjamin's performance as "heartening for the Yale meet next weekend...
...best high school milers in the country last year, justified the advance reports as he set a new course record in the rainy weather by chopping 36 seconds off the old time. Laris broke away from previously unbeaten Yardling captain Marc Mullin before the one mile mark and coasted home with a new record...
...fine team performance as they swamped the Massachusetts freshmen, 19 to 44, for their fifth victory in six meets. Yardling captain Marc Mullin notched his sixth straight first place by equalling his own previous course record in a winning time of 14 min., 58 secs. for the three mile distance. But the real surprise of the Yardling's win was that they took eight of the first nine places despite the absence of their number two and three men, who were sidelined with injuries...