Word: muscularity
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Sweden, gymnastics is a national pastime, embraced with evangelical fervor. Last week a 13-man group of muscular missionaries from Sweden, including the nation's entire eight-man Olympic team, reached the University of Illinois in the course of a 10,000-mile tour to carry the calisthenic word to the New World. The Swedes gave a packed house of 4,000 Illini an athletic eyeful. In turn, the Swedes were given a tumbling treat by U.S. Champion Dickie Browning that left them gasping...
...Albany, N.Y., a meeting of the State Association of Chiefs of Police condemned CBS-TV's Man Behind the Badge because "two male characters playing the roles of criminals were handsome, muscular individuals who would excite the admiration of any youngster," while the cop who caught them was fat, balding and well past middle...
Captain Tom Rockel, former Rhode Island State champion, has pinned all three of his opponents at 157 this year. At 167, muscular Bob Gilmor, who shows a strong, aggressive competitive spirit, has won all three of his matches easily while Jim Dale, former Minnesota State champion and captain of the Aanoka High School wrestling team, has had little trouble winning in the 177 pound class...
...toward money, whether healthy or not, is usually determined early in life, said Dr. Kaufman. If it is unhealthy, it may touch off a variety of psychosomatic illnesses, such as headaches, anxiety states, hysterical paralysis, panic reactions, depression, or disorders of the digestive system, heart and lung function, or muscular control...
...card with neatness and effect: on the eve of the election, he met with John L. Lewis and announced that the miners' chieftain had extended his blessing. "Our financial worries are over," Bradley said, and added with satisfaction that he favored ducking permanently under Lewis' muscular wing...