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Word: sixings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...four parchments brought to America six months ago by the Assyrian Archbishop, the Lameck scroll is the only one of the group written in the almost forgotten language of Aramaic, the language spoken by Christ...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Discovery of Aramaic Scroll May Reveal Biblical Mystery | 12/7/1949 | See Source »

Easily the outstanding player on the ice was goalie Johnny Chase, BU had the puck in Harvard territory much of the time and they were shooting constantly. The defensemen stopped a couple of dozen shots, but close to 40 got through and Chase blocked all but six. There were no easy saves...

Author: By Donald Carswell, | Title: Hockey Team Beats BU in 7-6 Upset | 12/7/1949 | See Source »

...agree that our schedule is now too severe, but that is no reason to lose all six Ivy League games, and to win from Holy Cross (by a close score) which was defeated by Boston College, 76-0, and which in turn was beaten by Oklahoma...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ex-Congressman Replies | 12/6/1949 | See Source »

...Roller Derby is a watered down potpourri of several sports. It combines the speed of racing, the jamming of a six-day bicycle race, the blocking of football, the checking of hockey, and the team-play of basketball. It is played on an oval, highly-banked maconite track, 16 laps to a mile, by two teams of five players each. Each club has two teams--one of men, one of women--which race for alternate 15-minute periods. Two halves of four 15-minute periods each constitute a night's competition...

Author: By Peter B. Taub, | Title: The Sporting Scene | 12/6/1949 | See Source »

Students can assign their money to any of six student charities: the World Student Service Fund, the National Scholarship Service and Fund for Negro Students, the Salzburg Seminar, Phillips Brooks House, the American Field Service International Scholarships, and Student Council Scholarships, or to any other national or local charity they choose...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Student Charities Open Intensive Drive Tonight | 12/5/1949 | See Source »

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