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Word: olsen (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...bunker, lifted his hands and cried out for mercy. A fusillade from a Communist automatic weapon killed him; his wife died moments later when the North Vietnamese sprayed the inside of the bunker with small-arms fire. On leaving the mission, the Reds kidnaped another American nurse, Miss Betty Olsen, 32, and Henry Blood of Portland, Ore., a member of the Wycliffe Bible Translators...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Missions: Ordeal in Viet Nam | 3/8/1968 | See Source »

...ride. Right Tackle Roger Brown, 30, operates on the theory that "the opposing team hates me and is trying to cut off my career, so I'm going to hurt them first"-and at 6 ft. 5 in. and 295 Ibs., it hurts a lot. Left Tackle Merlin Olsen, 27 (6 ft. 5 in., 275 Ibs.), is the intellectual of the bunch-he is writing his master's thesis on "The World Sugar Crisis," and says: "Racking up quarterbacks is exciting. I like to bloody them up a little...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Football: Four at the Heart | 12/29/1967 | See Source »

...exact count, Olsen and his chums have nailed enemy quarterbacks behind the line of scrimmage no less than 43 times this year, and they have allowed opposing runners an average of only 3.1 yds. per carry. "Some day," says Merlin, "the four of us want to play the perfect game: allow them no points and minus yards on the ground, and even off their passing yardage by dumping their quarterback...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Football: Four at the Heart | 12/29/1967 | See Source »

Springfield did not win another event until the 200-yard backstroke. Steve Olsen's weak 5:04.7 was good enough to edge Harvard's Al Birch...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Squash, Swimming Teams Romp | 12/4/1967 | See Source »

Jardine also mentioned ends Kontos (31 catches for 478 yards on the year) and John Olsen (13 for 165). Defensively, he singled out backs Joe Petrucelli, Tom Winner, Dave Jollin, and John Rallis; linebacker Tom Whidden; and linemen Sandy Stoddard and John Stone...

Author: By Richard D. Paisner, | Title: Crimson Eleven Will Face Winless Bruin Team Today | 11/18/1967 | See Source »

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