Word: paired
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...theoretically, they will lower the sky-high Soviet cost of living by 8%. But previous price cuts have been largely offset by increases in taxes and by taxpayers' "loans" to the government. The latest markdowns leave the average Russian worker laboring more than a week for a cheap pair of shoes, 18 weeks for a top-quality suit-when he can find them in the stores...
...Girl singled out the liveliest calf of the show. Within 20 seconds she had nudged the calf clear of the herd. In ranch work, this would be all that Marion's Girl would have to do; the calf would be roped and led away. In exhibition work, a pair of "turnback" riders, yelling and waving hats, try to drive the calf back into the herd again. This time, charging back from the whooping, the calf found Marion's Girl squarely in his path. Then began a battle of wits and reflexes...
Freshman lacrosse Coach Bob Pickett is fielding an experienced team though they have been playing together only two weeks. Two men on the attack played together in high school and a midfield pair teamed up before coming to Harvard...
Softball: Last year's strong finishers Eliot and Dudley are toss-ups for the top spot, with last year's championship playoff pair, Leverett and Dunster, also expected in the first division...
...possible, until long-term improvements begin to pay off. Israel's scant monthly food ration -four ounces of meat, two pounds of potatoes, a pound of frozen cod-makes oldtime British austerity seem almost pleasurable. Unrationed goods are priced skyhigh: $20 for cotton overalls, $8 for a pair of sandals, a month-and-a-half's wages for a radio...