Word: record
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Archibald Lee Moore, who now claims to be 49, it was the 127th knockout of his career-a record surpassing the mark set by Young Stribling back...
When British Distance Star Gordon Pirie was invited to compete in a track meet at Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, the most logical Rhodesian to race against him was Yotham Muleya, a 19-year-old apprentice garage mechanic who earlier this year had set a national three-mile record. But Muleya is a Negro. This was enough for South Africa-born William DuBois. a dedicated white supremacist. As chairman of the Southern Rhodesian Amateur Athletic and Cycling Union, he forbade Muleya's competing...
Snapped DuBois: "Mister whatever-his-bloody-name-is-this Kaffir-has never even sent in a formal application. And if he had, it would have been turned down." Reminded of Muleya's record, he added scornfully, "We do not count Kaffirs' performances...
...Retail sales reached a record $17.3 billion in November, and department stores across the nation reported sales up 7% for the first week of December. Forecast for Christmas sales: a new record, 3% to 4% over last year...
...COMPLETE LETTERS OF VINCENT VAN GOGH, translated by C. de Dood. From 1872 to 1890, when the last letter was found on his suicide's body, Van Gogh set down a harrowing record of frustrations, assorted guilts and illnesses of the mind and body. The letters find a beautiful monument in this magnificent example of bookmaking...