Word: press
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Against Cornell, the Crimson pulled ahead at the start on the strength of an effective full-court press with Bob Repetto's drive-ins. Despite the Big Red's height advantage, the Crimson maintained its early lead and went off the court at halftime with a 33-23 advantage...
Rayburn just let things simmer, then last week he allowed the senior insurgent, California's eight-term Chet Holifield, to enter his office and raise the rules question. Then he gave the answer: No. With little more than the whimper of a face-saving press release, the Democratic revolt curled up and died...
...First Sea Lord, Mountbatten pushed ahead with the "Dreadnought" project to build a fleet of British nuclear submarines. On his new appointment, many Britons would agree with London's Spectator, which last week congratulated the Tory government "on ignoring prejudice, political considerations and pressure from the popular press and [its] own party in appointing the best...
...With a press of a button, the wife of the U.S. ambassador started the fountains going, and one by one, led by Prime Minister Nehru and his daughter Indira, the distinguished guests made their way by the dancing water. They mounted the great marble steps, crossed the terrace paved with smooth white pebbles from the banks of the Ganges, passed beyond a series of slender golden columns, and disappeared behind the great golden-studded white screen. Then came the inspection of the air-conditioned offices with their doors of teak, the elaborate servants' quarters, the great aluminum shade through...
...champion Baltimore Colts and the New York Giants captured 11 of the 22 positions on the 1958 Associated Press all-pro team selected Thursday by sports writers covering the National Football League campaign...