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Word: seventh (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...applause that greeted President Eisenhower as he strode down the aisle of the House to deliver his seventh annual State of the Union message last week was warm and enthusiastic-as if designed to show that the glittering assemblage of Congressmen, Cabinet members, Supreme Court justices, foreign diplomats and distinguished visitors, almost to a man, liked Ike. Just as unmistakable was the fact that never before in his presidency had Dwight Eisenhower confronted a Congress-almost two-thirds Democratic-so openly skeptical of his programs and philosophy, so thoroughly pervaded on the eve of the traditional message by the spirit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: State of the Union | 1/19/1959 | See Source »

...extra missionary stream comes from the smaller fighting sects rather than the old established churches. Example: the Seventh-day Adventists, with a membership of only 291,567 in the U.S., have the most missionaries of all-2,000 men and women, including missionaries from the U.S. and other home bases, in 184 countries. And the Christian and Missionary Alliance (membership: 87,663) has 822 missionaries abroad, or twice the number supported by the Protestant Episcopal Church (membership...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Mission Boom | 1/19/1959 | See Source »

...games and sinking lower into third place in the four-team Western Division, Baylor still managed to stay fourth in league scoring, kept his average at 23.4 points a game. His scoring would be even higher if he did not pass so often when free to shoot-he ranked seventh in playmaking assists at last week's tally. In addition, he was third in rebounds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Young Pro | 1/19/1959 | See Source »

...Barrel-chesting his way in North Sydney's Olympic Pool, Australia's 16-year-old Jon Konrads clipped a whopping 13.9 sec. off the world record for the 880-yd. freestyle with a clocking of 8:59.6 to set his seventh world mark in distances from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Scoreboard, Jan. 19, 1959 | 1/19/1959 | See Source »

...sent letters asking: "If it would be convenient, could you possibly send me a short statement on your participation in the battle? Yours very truly, Bill Frazer." Addressees: Admiral William F. Halsey, in 1944 commander of the U.S. Third Fleet; Vice Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid, commander of the U.S. Seventh Fleet and the Central Philippines Attack Force; and three defeated Japanese sea fighters-Vice Admirals Jisaburo Ozawa, Takeo Kurita and Kiyohide Shima...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Admiral's History Lesson | 1/12/1959 | See Source »

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