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Word: rans (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...What he said has been lost to history. But Stolle nodded, stalked onto the court, and broke Ralston's serve right back-with a perfectly placed lob that landed smack on the base line for the winning point. After that, Ralston seemed to collapse; Stolle quickly ran out the set for a 7-5, 6-3, 3-6, 9-11, 6-4 victory. Next day, as expected, Roy Emerson polished off Chuck McKinley, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4-and the Davis Cup was on its way back to Australia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tennis: A 12th for Harry | 10/9/1964 | See Source »

Duped Chiefs. Whatever happens, Zambia's independence will mean a mighty comedown for the London-based holding company that once ran the Rhodesias as a corporate fief. Simply known as "Chartered," the company raised its own army to cut through the bush and opened up the copper belt. As both ruler and landlord, Chartered also built railroads, clinics and some schools. But Zambian nationalists, who dispute the legality of the company's rights, claim that it duped Lewanika and other illiterate tribal chieftains into signing away their rights...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Africa: Relic of Empire | 10/9/1964 | See Source »

...only one starter back from last year) is weaker than Bucknell's. But blitzes on Columbia's quarterback are risky. Roberts is a tricky runner, who can weave through holes left by overeager lineman. He has a career average of over five yards a carry. UMass quarterback Jerry Whelchel ran for 68 yards against Harvard two weeks ago, almost entirely on pass patterns that misfunctioned...

Author: By Donald E. Graham, | Title: Crimson Defense Readies For Columbia's Superman | 10/8/1964 | See Source »

...alternates between bug-eyed rage and glowering indignation; Masayuki Mori, as the idiot, plays everything in a kind of sad-eyed slow motion that conveys saintliness but also causes boredom; and several secondary characters engage in the snorting histrionics that seem peculiarly Japanese. Moreover--presumably because The Idiot originally ran more than six and a half hours and was cut to its present length over Kurosawa's objections--the exposition, though it lasts forever, is extremely unclear, and the editing, both within and between scenes, is awkward and unrhythmical...

Author: By Martin S. Levine, | Title: The Idiot | 10/6/1964 | See Source »

...youths ran out into Massachusetts Ave. into the path of a Square-bound motor scooter driven by D. Philip Moll '65-3. The scooter swerved and crashed, knocking Moll unconscious. University police then apprehended the youths...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Two Teens Mug Harvard Student, Fail in Get-Away | 10/6/1964 | See Source »

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