Word: pounds
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Sterling, says Butler, has gained a "breathing space"-but only a breathing space. In Washington, he and Eden hope to enlist U.S. help for a long-range Commonwealth plan to 1) make the pound freely convertible into dollars, kroner and yen; 2) multiply the free world's trade; 3) attract dollar investments to the Commonwealth and Empire. To make their plan work, the British hope to persuade the U.S. to lower its trade barriers and to provide some kind of dollar backing for the pound. The Administration promised to listen carefully...
...present, four freshmen grapplers are undefeated. They are Phil Burnaman at 137, Harry Brawley at 147, Captain Dick Hook at 157, and Charlie Harding in the 167 pound class...
Wyner, flighting in the 145-pound class, kayoed both Eric Wentworth of Lowell and Jay Hearst of Kirkland...
...Lions scored first when Mike Gvardijian pinned Dick Adams at 5:50 in the 123 pound class. Gvardijian used a chicken-wing and half nelson...
Weight man Bob Curran saved the team from being shut out by capturing a fifth place in the 35-pound weight throw. His throw of 52'5" was his best effort of the year...