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Word: oklahomas (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Ross Rizley, 63, was reappointed to a second one-year term as chairman of CAB. A onetime small-town Oklahoma lawyer, Republican Congressman and Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, CAB Chief Rizley has done a notable job cleaning up CAB's backlog of cases. He has also worked to liberalize the regulations governing irregular air carriers to enable them to better compete with established airlines. President Eisenhower also reappointed Democrat Joseph Adams, another champion of competition, as CAB vice chairman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PERSONNEL: Changes of the Week, Dec. 12, 1955 | 12/12/1955 | See Source »

...started, then ran all over the massive Mustangs of S.M.U. to lead his team to a 20-13 victory and the Southwest Conference championship. ¶ Trying hard to hold on to their No. 1 national ranking without giving away secrets to Maryland's Orange Bowl scouts, Oklahoma's undefeated Sooners ran a run-of-the-mill offense against Oklahoma A. & M. and plowed the Aggies under 53-0. ¶ Georgia Tech's speedy backfield ran rings around outmanned Georgia as the Rambling Wrecks wrecked their traditional rivals 21-3 to earn an invitation to meet Pitt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Scoreboard, Dec. 5, 1955 | 12/5/1955 | See Source »

Rose wisely left town, later became the plushiest madam in Oklahoma City, and died in her big, satiny bed. Since then, so the story goes, she has haunted her old haunts around Natchez, wearing a classy red dress with a bustle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Friend of Ghosts | 12/5/1955 | See Source »

...high after its victory over Michigan, Illinois was tripped up by the Northwestern Wildcats, who have yet to win a game this season, and eked out a disappointing 7-7 tie. ¶ Unbeaten Maryland kept its record clean by holding off a stubborn George Washington team, 19-0. Meanwhile, Oklahoma, which will meet Maryland in the Orange Bowl, kept its own record clean by whipping Nebraska...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: 511 for Ohio | 11/28/1955 | See Source »

...majors, Yippeeyi Oklahoma...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Cornua Longa, Ars Brevis | 11/14/1955 | See Source »

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