Word: spearhead
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...thousands of Republican voters helped elect the first Demo cratic mayor in 67 years. In a kind of deathbed repentance, the once-invincible Republican machine had nominated the Rev. Daniel Poling, a famed Baptist clergyman, for the mayoralty. He was decisively beaten by Joseph S. Clark Jr. Richardson Dilworth, spearhead of the Democratic uprising, who was defeated for mayor four years ago after a vigorous campaign, was elected district attorney...
...intellectual who teaches theology at Woodstock (Md.) College, but is famed far beyond. Father Murray is a towering figure among U.S. Catholic scholars. A polite and learned defender of the faith, he edits the erudite quarterly, Theological Studies (he will continue to do so at Yale), and is the spearhead of a bold attempt to reconcile traditional Catholic church-state doctrine with U.S. practice...
...Sargent's Handbooks since 1914, an annual in which appeared his critical judgments on education. In these books, Sargent frequently violently criticized both the University and President Conant. In one of his book called, "The Continuing Battle," Sargent assorted that Harvard was used by President Conant as the "spearhead" to bring the country into the second World...
Advance elements of the U.S. 7th Division could see the cold, hazy-blue mountains of Manchuria. This week, after capturing the crossroads town of Kapsan, the 7th pushed a tank-led spearhead all the way to the border. The G.I.s reached the south bank of the Yalu near Hyesanjin, a major Communist crossing point on the river's wide southerly bend...
Ernest Ver Weibe was called upon to spearhead the Crimson attack for the entire first half and a part of the second half of the game that year. At a moment of confusion on the field, Haughton sent in an unknown, vic Kennard, to replace Ver Weibe. Kennard received the pass from, center standing on the Yale 25-yard line and the Yale line, expecting a field goal attempt, rushed in on the right side...