Word: strengthened
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...whole defense program. Cried New York's Representative Taber: "If a Republican had delivered such a ruling he would have been called a 'fifth columnist' by the gentleman in the White House." Snorted Pundit Walter Lippmann: "To roast pigs we must burn down a barn; to strengthen the Wagner Act we must weaken the National Defense...
...effort to strengthen the reserve tackle positions, two sophomores, Dave Glass and Steve Durwood, who turned up for practice late last fall were tried in the second string right tackle berth yesterday. Neither of the two started for the Yardlings against Yale last year but both of them won their letters in the game. Durwood was converted to tackle from fullback...
...strategic move designed to strengthen the Crimson right flank, Senior Joe Koufman, who has been stationed at the right guard position since the beginning of the season, was moved back to his old end post and Don Lowry was promoted to first string right guard by Coach Dick Harlow as the varsity worked out for over two hours in a steady drizzle yesterday afternoon...
Harvard spent most of yesterday afternoon trying to strengthen its defenses, against both ground and overland thrusts. These operations were followed by punting and passing drills, with Joe Gardella coming in for a lot of action in his new role...
...Bicentennial delegates, all this added up to one conclusion: the sole hope of civilization was the maintenance of its free universities. On that, Pennsylvania had discouraging news. Three years ago it started a drive, to culminate at the Bicentennial, for $12,500,000, to extend its research, strengthen its teaching, build new buildings. Despite the efforts of Thomas Sovereign Gates, onetime Morgan partner who has served the university as president since 1930 without pay, of Philadelphia Banker Joseph Wayne Jr., drive chairman, of Thomas I. Parkinson, president of Equitable Life, and of John Price Jones, high-powered professional fund raiser...