Word: semis
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Established by the late George Ledlie, newspaper executive and associate of Joseph Pulitzer, the award is given semi-annually to recognize the individual at Harvard who has "by research discovered or otherwise made the most valuable contribution to science, or in any way for the benefit of mankind...
...Sultan of Johore is 64-year-old Ismail, whose mother was one of Sir Ibrahim's original four Malay wives. But Ismail can rule for only a few weeks in the semi-autocratic fashion of his dead father. Next month Johore will elect an Executive Council headed by a Prime Minister, and the Sultan will become a purely constitutional figurehead. The old days are gone, and the old ways are dying, but even the most nationalist opponents of the late, crotchety Sultan experienced a sense of loss. Said one: "He was Malaya's grand old man. His service...
...semi-retirement and self-exile in Switzerland, Comedian Charlie Chaplin, 70 last month, let it be known that he and wife Oona, 34, expect their seventh child in November...
Armstrong Circle Theater (CBS, 10-11 p.m.). Armstrong stumbled badly when it embarked on a format of semi-documentary drama, but of late its stride has shown more confidence. This week: February's truck-convoy incident that aggravated the current Berlin crisis...
...Vinton and Wood, the fourth and sixth men on this year's Crimson varsity, reeled off an amazing series of victories over highly regarded teams, including the Amherst and M.I.T. first pairs and the Yale second pair. The Crimson's first team, Bowditch and Captain Ned Weld, reached the semi-finals, where they were beaten by Dell and Freiberg in a tough three-set match...