Word: speeding
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Success. In Paris, after winning a special commendation from the police chief for his speed in locating stolen cars, a gendarme let out the secret: he had stolen them himself...
Minnesota's Hubert Humphrey: "The Hurtling Hubert is a missile of extremely long range. In a test firing last year, the Hurtling Hubert actually reached Soviet Russia, where its communication system kept running at top speed for eight consecutive hours. It is in constant television contact with the earth. Its fuel supply was developed largely in the mid-1930s, and some scientific circles feel a more modern source of thrust is needed...
...Bison line, led by center Larry Mathias, the team captain, is fast and aggressive. It limited Gettysburg to only 32 yards on the ground. Averaging 202 pounds, it is not exceptionally large but has more than compensated for this with its great speed. Guard Charlie Negran and tackle Dick Boudreau spent much of their time last Saturday stopping Gettysburg backs before they reached the line of scrimmage...
...Grey Jones, Jr. '61, secretary-treasurer of the Harvard Motor Sports Club, won the speed championship in a sports car gymkhana sponsored by the Boston Motor Sports Club at Shoppers' World in Framingham Sunday afternoon...
Other cars and drivers entered by the HMSC finished back in the field because of penalties. It was the sixth time in the past seven years that the HMSC has taken the speed championship at the Boston club's gymkhana. Last year, the Harvard entry finished second in the speed event, but won the touring championship...