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Word: shell (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Bureau of Internal Revenue. At that time, he went clam-quiet after revealing no more than his name and age. Last week, having pleaded guilty to contempt of Congress, Grunewald was trying to talk his way into a light sentence. But he was still part clam, opening his shell only when it suited his convenience, clamming up again on questions he deemed "not pertinent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INVESTIGATIONS: The Clam & the Surgeon | 4/27/1953 | See Source »

What caused the blast was an unexploded shell that had stood in the Rand dust outside the Stoltzes' door for half a century-since some unknown cannoneer had misfired or forgotten it in the far-off Boer War (1899-1902). To the long-memoried Afrikaners who back Prime Minister Daniel Malan, that war is still as explosive as the shell that killed Grannie Stoltz. Last week, at the polls, they went far towards reversing its verdict...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTH AFRICA: Reversing the Boer War | 4/27/1953 | See Source »

Captain Dick Lincoin will stroke the varsity shell, with Oliver Leland at seven and Bill Coughlin in six seat. Randy Seed holds down five oar and Frank Maybank rows at four. Bill Gray and Bill Lindemulder are in the three and two spots, respectively. Joe Brown and the shell at bow. George Notter will...

Author: By Steven C. Swett, | Title: 4 Crimson 150 Crews Face Tabor, MIT Here | 4/25/1953 | See Source »

...Crimson junior varsity shell going against the technicians is the same one which beat Columbia last week, except for the two switches with the varsity. Oakes Ames heads the crew as stroke, followed by Bill Lawrence at seven and Jim Barrett at six. Mil Rohrbough rows from five seat. Dan Raykov, Dick Watson, and Mike Leonard will pull the four, three, and two oars. Jerry Silbert fills out the boat at bow. Hugh McCauley will...

Author: By Steven C. Swett, | Title: 4 Crimson 150 Crews Face Tabor, MIT Here | 4/25/1953 | See Source »

Stroked by Captain Dick Lincoln, the first Harvard shell got off to a fast start. It maintained a length lead during the entire race, finishing with a 35 stroke...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 150-Pound Varsity, JV Beal Columbia Crews | 4/21/1953 | See Source »

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