Word: surprisee
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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In the hearing room of a House Post Office and Civil Service subcommittee last week, a reporter whispered a few words to Committeeman David Dennison, an Ohio Republican, who listened intently, broke into a grin and interrupted the testimony of Witness Arthur S. Flemming, president of Ohio Wesleyan University. "The...
Karamanlis had in his favor Greece's relative prosperity, and his own reputation as a good administrator. His critics accused him of being too much in palace favor and too pro-American. All parties insisted on independence for British-run Cyprus, but Karamanlis had tried to keep this passionate...
Captain Pete Reider came in second in the two-mile event, his hopes for a win thwarted by a surprise victory by Cornell's Nat Cravener, who had never won a two-mile race before. The winning time was 9:22.3.
In the hammer throw, another surprise Ithacan performance eased out the Crimson's John DuMoulin, who took second place. Paul Boguski made the best toss of his career to win the event at 177 feet, 7 inches.
What the automen offered instead was a two-year extension of the current contract, which would include an automatic annual wage boost of 7? an hour. Then, to emphasize its solidarity with the other companies and prevent whipsawing, G.M. pulled a surprise. It canceled its contract as of May 29...