Word: springing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Spring was on the march in Uruguay, rainbowing roadsides and vacant lots with vivid wild flowers. Cafe owners set out sidewalk tables. At coastal resort hotels, workmen began taking down shutters and painting woodwork in preparation for summer throngs, perennial in a leisure-minded, seashore-loving country that celebrates a national holiday (Dec. 8) called the Day of the Beaches...
Throne of Skulls. Montevideans' cheerfulness reflected not only the coming of spring but their confident, year-round belief that democratic, Nebraska-sized Uruguay is the earth's closest imitation of paradise. Beneath the remaining layer of fat stored up during Uruguay's Korean war wool boom, the economy is ailing, but most Uruguayans remain complacently sure that the country is somehow bound to muddle through. That is why there are some thoughtful citizens who seriously believe that what Uruguay needs is a wakeup, shake-up type of crisis...
These notes of disenchantment are hopeful, for Uruguay's greatest enemy is smug optimism. But last week, with the south winds of winter dying away, optimism came easy. If spring marches in, can the Day of the Beaches be far behind...
...turned two recovered fumbles deep in Illinois territory into touchdowns, and led by 13-0. The capacity homecoming crowd at Champaign sat glumly waiting for Michigan State to turn on its second-half drive and send Illinois to its fourth straight defeat. They had not counted on a spring-legged Negro right halfback named Abe Woodson, who also happens to be co-holder of the world 50-yard indoor high-hurdle record...
This new alignment and a solid week of practice may enable the Crimson to spring an upset. Of course, Penn may be the best team on its schedule this year, but nevertheless it is hard to understand why this team should have lost so many. If it cannot break the habit today, it may not do it all season...