Word: surprisee
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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William J. Brennan was not alone in his surprise at being appointed to the Supreme Court on October first. Throughout the nation, members of the legal profession probed their memories to recall him, and the few who remembered him still asked, "Why Brennan?"
Norris and McLean provided another duel for the first two and one-half miles, until the effects of a cold hampered the little captain. McLean eventually finished seventh. Sophomore Jim Schaeppi provided the surprise of the meet by challenging Norris until the final half-mile, when the big junior's...
A Dual Hint. There were clues, however, as to the nature, if not the substance, of the surprise party in Yalta. In Tito's party was his handsome wife Jovanka and his burly, iron-jawed Police Boss Alexander Rankovic, a dual hint that Tito had full confidence in his...
Tito's remark that Yugoslavia would have "to swallow" attacks from the Soviet right wing was interpreted as meaning that any show of aggressive independence at this point would merely help the rightists. After the surprise departure last week, a Belgrade spokesman said that Tito had gone to Yalta...
A Smile from the Animal. The squad jogs into position for group work. Off in a corner, guards and tackles begin to belt into blocking dummies, working in units of four, driving ahead, backpedaling and driving again with high-stepping precision. A pair of "scouting teams'' run opponents...