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Word: pointing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Frankfurt, a German girl discussed Stalin's peaceful hints. Said she wistfully: "Every time the Russians talk like that my heart jumps with hope ... I know, I know. But I can't help it if the Russians know the way my heart works." The point was that she knew better than what her heart told her. Except for the willfully blind and the incurably credulous, few of the world's people could any longer believe in what the Russians promised, any more than they could believe in dry water or wooden iron...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NATION: Once Too Often | 2/14/1949 | See Source »

Despite the general turnover in his personnel, Jordan is optimistic about the outcome of the match. Still, Army's stay in Cambridge is bound to be more pleasant than Harvard's disastrous West Point sojourn last year...

Author: By Peter B. Taub, | Title: Swimmers, Wrestling Team Face Service Academies Here | 2/12/1949 | See Source »

...future officers will provide Captain Bob Claflin at all with their most formidable opposition of the campaign. With victories over every foe on their schedule except Lehigh (eastern intercollegiate champions), Army is experienced, well-coached, and like all West Point teams, in perfect physical condition. Army's esprit de corps cannot be overlooked either...

Author: By Peter B. Taub, | Title: Swimmers, Wrestling Team Face Service Academies Here | 2/12/1949 | See Source »

...pound affairs, featuring Joe, Kozol and Bob Abboud, should be fairly even fights; King's opponent, Abe Allen, lost by one point to Dan Ray last year; Chuck Olentine, who will face Harvard's Rod Skinner at 155, bowed to Don Louria for two years but was never pinned; Stan Thompson, at 165, will be rated over Dean Mulder; Claflin will take on Philo Lange, former Exeter wrestling captain and an All-American lacrosse player...

Author: By Peter B. Taub, | Title: Swimmers, Wrestling Team Face Service Academies Here | 2/12/1949 | See Source »

Jaakko Mikkola's varsity track team, which has toyed with Boston University and Northeastern in practice meets this winter, gets its first formal test of the season at West Point today when it hooks up with Army and Princeton. The Crimson entrained for the Point yesterday afternoon...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Track Squad Gets Initial Test Today | 2/12/1949 | See Source »

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