Word: sped
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Greener Pastures. In Dallas, "looking for excitement," Manager Charles Gower left his movie theater, joined a friend on the police force and sped to the scene of a reported disturbance, returned to find that two armed men had held up his cashier, escaped with...
Nevertheless, the Crimson dominated play and held the ball almost the whole first half. After Clasby and McKenna exchanged punts--the worst trade for the Indians since Manhattan Island went for $24--Culver finally took a Clasby pitch-out and sped seven yards for the first score at 9:23 of the first quarter. Ross missed the extra point...
Freshman Bill Morris sped to a new Yardling record in the crosscountry Tuesday in 20 minutes, 12 seconds, breaking the mark set by Dave Ingle in 1951. Coach Bill McCurdy rates his '57 team "much better" than last year's squad...
...miles away. She told her mother she would be back on Sunday. The friend? Mrs. Dunbar was not sure. A "Mr. Robin," she thought her daughter had said. Sunday passed, then Monday, with no sign of the MacLeans. Mrs. Dunbar notified the British Foreign Office. Two Scotland Yard detectives sped to the scene, but they found no trace of the MacLeans...
Nothing but the Truth. In West Warwick, R.I., asked by the judge to explain why he ignored a policeman's signal to stop and instead snapped off his car lights and sped away, Motorist Paul R. McKenna answered: "I didn't want to be caught...