Word: pushed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Blaine Amendment, which prohibits state aid to parochial schools; elsewhere, it has recorded several victories for its cause. CEF pressure was behind recent laws passed by half a dozen states permitting parochial school students to be transported in public school buses. In Ohio and Michigan, the organization helped push through legislation supplying auxiliary services to parochial schools, such as counselors and specialized teachers, at a total annual cost of approximately $ 15 million. In Rhode Island and Michigan, it is now campaigning for tuition grants from states to parents of parochial school children as a partial rebate for the school taxes...
Tennis is a state of mind. It is a sport where a fierce desire to win can push a good player to great things. When one man can inspire that confidence and pride in a teammate, an upset is in the making. When he can do it to a whole squad, small miracles are possible...
...four-minute mile may be in the offing. Roy Shaw and Jim Baker flirted with the magic barrier on the boards, and should crack it with the added push of Doug Hardin...
...Oregon was no pushover, for it had crushed five teams that year, losing only to an erratic Washington State team by a lone touchdown. Relying more on sheer power than finesse, they promised to push Harvard off the turf...
...game day, the confident Web-foots quickly set out to humble the Eastern visitors. Oregon centered its attack in the middle of Harvard's defensive line. Slashing off tackle, both inside and outside, they exploited their weight advantage to push Harvard all over the field for the first quarter...