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Word: quakers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Crimson heavyweight crew, which was rowing a stroke lower than its Pennsylvania rivals, was gradually breaking the Penn boat seat-by-seat after 1250 meters, and Kaufmann, the Quaker bowman, wasn't buying this action...

Author: By John L. Powers, | Title: Heavies Sink Penn in 'Titanic' Race | 5/8/1972 | See Source »

...Penn shell, its plastic decking ripped open, was completely submerged by this time, and all that was visible were nine fairly disgusted heads. The Quaker launch quickly rescued all, and the unbeaten showdown, or at least the final 750 meters of it, was postponed until the EARC Sprint regatta next Saturday at Worcester...

Author: By John L. Powers, | Title: Heavies Sink Penn in 'Titanic' Race | 5/8/1972 | See Source »

...been Harvard's day from the beginning. No. 6 man Chris Nielsen put together his best match of the spring to erase Penn's Andy Finn, 6-0, 6-2, and junior Tom Loring swept Quaker Chris Sadkowski at four, 6-2, 6-3, to supply the Crimson with two quick points. From there, though, it was a little more difficult. All four other Harvard singles men had lost their first sets, and the Penn players, aware that a loss by any one of them could result in a defeat for the team, were playing with a cautious brilliance...

Author: By John L. Powers, | Title: Tennis Team Humiliates Pennsylvania, 8-1, Masterson, Lindner Win in Classic Matches | 5/1/1972 | See Source »

...year, and has attracted a fine group of freshmen. But the Lions have not done particularly well so far this spring, winning one while losing three. Their low five scores in each match have not been very impressive either, with the best being a mediocre 402, well off the Quaker and Crimson pace. Judging from their past performances, Columbia should not'be too much of a factor in today's match...

Author: By Charles B. Straus, | Title: Golfers Face Columbia And Penn in Key Test | 4/21/1972 | See Source »

Miss Green began as a secretary, moved up fast by taking responsibilities from her boss's shoulders. She became a copywriter at Doyle Dane Bernbach, where, besides working on Avis, she helped memorialize Heinz' Great American Soups and Instant Quaker Oats. (The company originally wanted to call it "Quaker Instant Oats,'" but Miss Green, knowing how important the word "instant" is to kitchen-bound women, put it first.) Itching to go on her own, she two years ago set up Green Dolmatch with a pair of partners, one of them her engineer husband, now the agency...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EXECUTIVES: Four Who Made It | 3/20/1972 | See Source »

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