Word: springfields
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...last week, Adlai Stevenson left Springfield by plane for a swing through the Midwest and South. Five days, 4,400 miles and 25 speeches later, he was back in Springfield. He had had a good week. The crowds he drew in the streets were still smaller than Ike's, but his major speeches packed auditoriums and were well received. He was in fine literary form, produced several new witticisms and an old limerick,* quoted Bernard Shaw, Artistotle Browning, and La Rochefoucauld. The political pattern of Stevenson's speeches was clear: he was mainly running against President Herbert Hoover...
After a two-day rest in Springfield, Stevenson this week went out on Eisenhower's trail through Wyoming, Utah and Texas. Stevenson aides have decided that the Democratic candidate is up against the "Eisenhower father symbol," i.e., a lot of people see Ike as a strong character, who will shoulder the country's worries. Stevenson's job, his staff thinks, is to try to "destroy the symbol...
...goal in the first 45 seconds of the second overtime period gave a scrappy Springfield soccer team its third straight victory, and the Crimson booters their third loss, 2 to 1, Saturday, on the Business School field...
...minutes of play Harvard fought the heavily favored Maroons to a standstill, but just after the teams had switched ends for the final overtime, left inside Gay Amato booted in his second goal of the day to put Springfield ahead for good. After a scramble in front of the Crimson nets, he beat goalie Pete Briggs on a low corner shot. From then on, Harvard rushed the ball into play, but in the last desperate minutes no attack came near the Maroon goal...
...Crimson, on the other hand, is in good physical condition for this one. Only offensive end Hank Rate, hurt against Springfield, is definitely out, Rate's place will be taken by Bob Cochrane...