Word: slower
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...secretary of state and the president of the state senate. The tragedy left a void at the very top of Oregon Republicanism-a void soon filled by State Senator Douglas McKay, who ran for governor in an off-year election and won. Patterson also moved up, although at a slower pace than McKay. In 1951 Patterson was elected senate president, and, since that position stands second in Oregon's line of succession, became governor when McKay resigned to go to Washington as Eisenhower's Secretary of the Interior...
...smooth style carried him to the finish of the 500-meter dash in 0:40.2, a new world's record. Split seconds slower, a pair of his teammates finished second and fourth. In the 5,000-meter dash, Russian Construction Engineer Boris Shilkov did almost as well, shattered the Olympic record with a 7:48.7 victory. No U.S. skater scored; as in other events, U.S. contestants were doing very badly...
Marshall Grier, Ed Baron, and Anders Anderson hold the Naval Academy mark for the 300-yard medley relay, but their 2:58.2 time is slower than the 2:56.7 recorded by Pete Macky, Dave Hawkins, and Jon Lind for the Crimson...
Although it appears the Crimson should defeat Brown decisively, Coach Wilson is not taking the game lightly. "Every year since I've been here, our first game after exams has been a bad one. The boys' reactions seem to be slower and their shooting is never quite as good right after such a long layoff...
Ulysses ships up to 500 tons of ice topside; she is under constant threat of submarine wolf packs, is harried by Stukas, Condors and Heinkels snarling out of their Norwegian airfields. The crew is fed nothing but fear, lethal cold, and the slower death of the corned-beef sandwich. On this unhappy ship all is misery; she becomes a debating society, with the crew arguing their orders and the time and manner of their death. From stoker to captain, everyone is infected with what the British call "the Nelson touch," i.e., an inspired disregard for orders. There is heroism...