Word: seconder
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...from Olaf Tryggvason went aboard, but all he could find by way of sickness was a man who had barked his shin on a barrel. Russia had let City of Flint enter Murmansk on the unverified claim of engine trouble; cocky little Norway, having found no basis for the second claim to asylum, refused the request...
...Last week President Matt Winn of Churchill Downs announced that the purse for next year's Kentucky Derby will be upped from $50,000 to $75,000, making it second only to the $100,000 Santa Anita Handicap...
...took the top six performances in each of 20 events, tabulated them (on a point system, of 10-5-4-3-2-1), and concluded that the U. S. -with a total of 209 3/10 points-still has the best track & field athletes in the world. Ranking second was Finland, with 108 points-34 points better than third-place Germany, 94 better than sixth-place Britain...
...Notre Dame's bigger & better backs (so many and so good that none hogs the spotlight), the margin of difference last week between the West Pointers and the South Benders was slight. But the Irish were quicker on the uptake. When an Army back fumbled in the second quarter, Notre Dame recovered, scored a touchdown. A few moments later, when Notre Dame fumbled, the Cadets got the ball but failed to follow through. That difference was enough to win the game, but just for good measure, in the final quarter Notre Dame intercepted an Army pass for another touchdown...
...criminal charges of passport invasion; so his speaking permission was revoked. From this it should be clear that Browder, for the purposes of the case, had a dual personality: that of the Communist spokesman and that of the passport violator. He was excluded from a Harvard assembly in his second capacity only. If Mr. Greene was sincere--and the burden of proof rests upon those who say he was not--then no one has denied the right of a Communist to speak at Harvard. If Tom Girdler had been indicted for income tax evasion pending a lecture engagement here...