Word: proved
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...election to the presidency last year by an uncomfortably narrow edge. On top of that, he faces rugged competition from other labor chiefs, e.g., the Teamsters' tough Jimmy Hoffa, tarred by scandal and scarred by his union's expulsion from the A.F.L.-C.I.O., is out to prove to the boys that he is still their resolute leader by squeezing a whacking wage boost out of trucking firms this spring...
Williams, headed by Stafford in the top spot, is likely to prove a strong competitor. The varsity also faces tough competition in the February matches against Navy, Princeton, Yale, and other powers. Barnaby refers to the encounters next month as "the guts of the season...
...defiance of Pakistan over the invasion of Kashmir, and drew roars of approval for a slashing attack on Portuguese Dictator Antonio de Oliveira Salazar's determination to keep the colony of Goa. Cried Menon: "We may have to send a realistic map of the world to Salazar to prove to him that Goa is not near the Mediterranean...
Experience should prove the difference this afternoon when the strongly favored squash team meets Cornell in its first Ivy League match at 3 p.m. in Hemenway Gymnasium. The Crimson will have virtually all of its top nine men in action against a team that is relatively new to squash...
...Columbia captain, has led Coach Lou Rossini's quintet in scoring this season. His best shots are a left-handed hook and overhead two-hand set shot. But the big center is not considered as aggressive a ballplayer as Brown's Gerry Alaimo and should not prove as troublesome under the boards as the burly Bruin center...