Word: river
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...utilitarian, in spirit with the idealism of those honored; others felt that a memorial would be meaningless unless it had a practical use. Some suggested stone tablets engraved with the names of the dead, a simple statue of Leonidas, or a garden extending from the Yard to the river. The other faction pressed for a gymnasium, a new auditorium, or the establishment of a special scholarship fund. In the hope that some one project might be found which a majority of graduates would favor, the Associated Harvard Clubs appointed a 43-man War Memorial Committee...
...unidentified man last night held up a Leverett House Sophomore as the student was walking by the Charles River...
Eight or ten men will be added to the night patrol force in an attempt to "hit the entire area every night," according to police officials. The "area" involved is bordered by the Charles River, Boylston St., Cambridge St., Trowbridge St., and Putnam...
...Bridge on the River Kwai. Winner of seven Academy Awards as 1957's best picture by the year's best director (David Lean) with the year's best actor (Alec Guinness)-a magnificent story of the horror and the glory of war (TIME...
...Bird. In Deep River, Conn., Ronald G. Hagg, found guilty of swerving his car to kill a pheasant, was fined $50 for 1) using a motor vehicle in hunting, 2) hunting out of season, 3) hunting on Sunday, 4) driving on the wrong side of the road...