Word: raced
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...civil rights program. At his orders, Solicitor General Philip Perlman, in a speech in New York City, touched off the explosion. Henceforth, said Perlman, the Federal Housing Administration will not insure any loans made on private dwellings which are going to be restricted on the basis of race, creed or color. The policy may affect one-third of all new housing...
Swimming with Graham tonight in a half-sized (150-yard) version of this event will be John Steinhardt and Bob Stroud. Steiuhardt and Tom Woods will enter the 100-yard backstroke race, and Reno Vielman and Dick Wheeler the breast stroke...
Brown won the varsity two-mile race, and Rhode Island defeated the Yardlings in the mile relay...
Flanders stressed the importance of a strong air force but insisted that it would be a grave error for this nation to engage the Soviets in an armament race. Such a venture would be a "costly and destructive defensive operation...
...must remember that are armament race accelerates itself and has never yet brought peace," he said. "It is a costly and destructive defensive operation without positive values for achieving peace. Its justification is that a line of defense may be held until means of achieving peace have been devised...