Word: pound
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...musical talent into Hasty Pudding shows-tunes by Sears, words by Robert Sherwood. The pair worked in a musty office, where young Sherwood hung his portrait among those of the great poets, while Sam's was flanked by pictures of Bach, Beethoven and Mozart. Sam can still pound out lively barroom piano music, but with maturity, he has acquired a greater fancy for collecting old cars and gold toothpicks...
...years, all British gold dealings have been handled by the Bank of England under strict government control. By letting a free market function once more (but with restrictions on those who may buy gold), the British Treasury hopes to bolster confidence in the pound sterling, bring closer the day when it may become freely convertible with dollars and every other currency in the world...
...Pound Foolish. In London, arrested for counterfeiting, Auditor Phillip J. Pratt refused to plead guilty, snorted: "Ridiculous! I look on it as an amusing hobby...
...Yardling victor had three individual champions. At 167, John Weaver stopped Chris Fasiotis of Apley, Dave McLean defeated John Butcher of Matthews North in the 137 pound bout, and Bob Holmes won over Ed Johnson of Massachusetts Hall...
Apley and Matthews North, the runner-ups, divided the remaining four titles. The former took the 147 and 167 pound class championships, while Matthews notched the 123 and 157 pound titles...