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Word: stick (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...minutes in the second half Harvard held its own against the Princeton scoring machine, but when Bob Inman fouled out, the Crimson faltered. Pete Campbell and Jack White-house quickly led Princeton to a 57-41 advantage, and Harvard's refusal to stop making mistakes made the lead stick...

Author: By Joseph M. Russin, | Title: Princeton Basketball Team Beats Crimson Quintet by 73-65 Score | 2/24/1962 | See Source »

...Opening the conference, Britain's Colonial Secretary Reginald Maudling insisted that Britain will not free the colony "unless we can be sure that we shall be handing over authority in Kenya to a stable regime, free from oppression, free from violence, free from racial discrimination." If Britain can stick to its pledge, despite a $50 million annual bill to keep Kenya's ailing economy from total collapse, the most hopeful prospect for the future is that a moderate third party will emerge to break the deadlock and agree on a constitution acceptable to big and small tribes alike...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kenya: Last-Chance Conference | 2/23/1962 | See Source »

...While he was still a child, his parents and five of his seven brothers and sisters died in rapid succession, leaving him, a frail orphan, to scratch for a living. With no family to discipline him in the rigid Japanese rules of life, which dictated that a boy must stick with his first employer for life. Matsushita at 1 6 deserted his job as apprentice bicycle repairman to join the Osaka Electric Light Co. because he saw more future in the infant electric industry. In eight years he had married and had a good position as a wiring inspector...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business Abroad: Following Henry Ford | 2/23/1962 | See Source »

...varsity's third goal came at 7:06 of the last period after wild efforts by both teams for another score. Dean Alpine skated in on Hill all alone from the blue line, stick handled to his right around two defensemen, and flicked the puck into the right side of the goal...

Author: By Robert E. Smith, | Title: Favored Crimson Sextet Defeats Princeton, 3-1 | 2/19/1962 | See Source »

Defenseman Dave Johnston was penalized for high sticking a minute later, but the varsity survived Princeton's last threat, thanks to stick handling by Kinasewich and a couple of quick saves by Bland...

Author: By Robert E. Smith, | Title: Favored Crimson Sextet Defeats Princeton, 3-1 | 2/19/1962 | See Source »

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