Word: ranke
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...killed, and life for workmen in Brooklyn's six "Camarda locals" of the International Longshoremen's Association-so-called because of their ironhanded rule by a hoodlum named Emil Camarda-went on as usual. Anastasia was not even brought in by O'Dwyer for questioning. Rank & file members of the A.F.L. union, witnesses testified, had to pay their dues to gangsters who simply appropriated them. They were rarely allowed to hold meetings. They not only had to "kick back" up to 40% of their salaries for the privilege of getting work, but to contract for haircuts...
...Currency reflects the image of the country," said Pinay. "When the franc has regained its position, France will soon recover its rank...
After singing for her lunch at a meeting of the Women's National Press Club in Washington, Mary Martin learned that Governor Allan Shivers had promoted her from her South Pacific rank of Ensign Nellie Forbush to Admiral in the Texas Navy, thereby giving her equal Lone Star flag rank with Admirals Dwight Eisenhower (who recently also accepted the title of honorary president of the Camp Fire Girls) and onetime Chief of Naval Operations Chester Nimitz...
Luis MIGUEL DOMINGUÍN'S long, sensitive hands have killed more than 2,000 bulls. They first held the cape when he was only five years old, playing with young heifers on the ranch of his father, who was once a bullfighter himself, though not a first-rank one. By the time he was 20, Luis Miguel was second only to the great Manolete...
...white belts. Then, through about two years' training, the novice judoka progresses through yellow, orange, green, blue and brown belts. From brown to the coveted black takes another year. There are ten grades of black belt, starting with first dan (i.e., grade). Sixth dan is the highest competitive rank. Higher dans are reserved for judo masters. No European ranks higher than fifth dan, but there are three tenth-dan men in the world, all Japanese...