Word: pushed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...almost secured both sides of the Dardanelles link to the Mediterranean with British help in World War I, but the Russian Revolution ended that. Stalin made an effort during World War II but was rebuffed. Not until Nikita Khrushchev came to absolute power in 1955 did the Soviet push begin to make headway...
Kira's radical proposal is more down to earth: the seat should be just 9 inches high v. about 16 inches for the conventional toilet. For better hygiene, he advocates washing jets fore and aft. The seat itself would be wider, padded, and come with built-in push-up bars, paper holder and electric flush controls. And while on the subject, Kira thinks that the urinal could stand more study. Working with everything from splash diagrams to trajectory charts, the study group proposes a cavern-shaped urinal, suggests that it might pull down from the wall above...
...bill's supporters are trying to push it through Congress before the public can object, and they have a powerful enough lobby for success if there is no publicity. Harvard and Radcliffe students can help fight the threat by signing the petitions now circulating and by writing their congressmen and President Johnson. Charles V. Martin...
...Crimson was third of the starting line in flat conditions. but overtook the field at 500 meters. By 500 meters. At this point, Harvard at 34 was understroking Cornell by one, but cox Brian Sullivan upped the best to 36. and the push was on. Seat by seat the Crimson moved to a half-length win over the fading Big Red Time...
...gusty wind kept times slow and led to several muscle pulls but the Crimson Kiddle Korps was impressive nonetheless Ron Wilson won three events for the fourth meet in a row. This time his big push came in the hammer, where he threw 177 ft. 3 1/2 in., his best ever. He has now improved a full 30 feet on his freshman performance in that event...