Word: slights
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Still, there are a few gray spots left in the picture. Despite their 50 per cent representative gain, the Communists actually suffered a slight reduction in popular vote. Their phenomenal representative increase stems from the tangled electoral law rather than from popular strength. More important, after the first shock of the election results had worn off, Premier Faure proposed again yesterday the formation of a long-needed government of "national union," which would include all parties from Socialists to Conservatives...
...daily interviews with the psychiatrist enabled Emma to understand the ways in which she had failed to grow up and gave her the guidance to do something about them. After two weeks in the day hospital, Emma went home-not cured, but so improved that she now has only slight breathing difficulty about once a week. She is back at work half time, will go on full time in the new year. She still takes small doses of chlorpromazine, and goes back periodically to see a psychiatrist...
...Crimson had a slight edge on field goal percentage, 30 to 28, and on free throws, 57 to 56, but the winners had a great advantage on rebounds, 51 percent to 30 percent. Ike Canty was high scorer for the home team with eleven points, and Hastings and Dick Hurley each scored ten. Haughey had seven, Bill Riggs four, Barnett two, and Bowman and Lou Lowenfels one spiece. Anfindson and Hart each sank fourteen for the winners...
Although the Friars had been considered a slight favorite for their two weekend matches against the Tigers, they dropped both games, 7 to 4 and 5 to 2. But the varsity, still showing the effects of inexperience with its team completely reorganized from last year, should find the Friars an opponent at least equal to the B.U. sextet which upset the Crimson in sudden-death overtime last week...
Providence should find a slight advantage in the few veterans in its lineup since these players were mainly responsible for the Friars' spectacular finish last year. In its final game last spring P.C. defeated tourney-bound Clarkson to put the Crimson and St. Lawrence in front for the Eastern N.C.A.A. selections...