Word: northeasterners
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...around a tract of land which he had bought in northeastern Tennessee, Utopia-hunting Tom Hughes founded a colony. Invited to join were the younger sons of English gentlemen, who were barred by tradition from inheritance, by custom from working for their living. The colony was named Rugby after Tom Hughes's old school, and more than 1,000 younger sons saw an opportunity, came from England to the U. S., where it was no shame to work...
...Thermopylae, a Greek beach with a cliff on one side and the sea on the other, was held by Spartan King Leonidas' Army of 300 in 480 B. C. against Xerxes' large Persian forces. Valmy in Northeastern France, was held by French Revolutionary Armies in 1792 against the Duke of Brunswick's German forces...
Charley Lutz, Crimson captain, will be the chief offensive threat of the invaders. The speedy forward leads the team in scoring with 24 points, split evenly between the Tech and Northeastern encounters. Bill Webber is paired with...
...originally censored "inside" story declared that Nazi Exile Otto Strasser was plotting a German revolution in Paris. The other covered a "very interesting development" between a "British political party" (obviously the Conservative) and one of a "small neutral country of northeastern...
...didn't take Wes Fesler's Sophomore-studded hoopmen as long as expected to get their first court victory of the year. The 51 to 38 margin over the Northeastern Huskies Thursday night was a pleasant surprise, and the squad members enjoyed themselves thoroughly all night. The Feslermen looked very bad Tuesday against a veteran Tech quintet which has been practicing all fall, but bounced back with a much better all-around display against an experienced but small Northeaster five...