Word: puritan
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Eliot never had a chance against the fast-breaking Winthrop quintet. Ben Atwood played a strong game around the backboards and was Puritan high-scorer with 14 points. Eliot's Jim Rossiter was outstanding, particularly toward the end of the game, but the Elephants were too far behind...
...Rajendra Prasad, who, like Gandhi, gave up a law practice to devote his life to Indian freedom, the presidency was a reward for years of faithful service to the Congress party. One friend said of pacifist, Puritan Prasad: "He detests controversy as much as he loathes liquor." Prasad is a strong upholder of tradition; he still opposes tractors' and factories for India...