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Word: third (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...challenger in that election, the man who finished second in the primary, is State Sen. Joseph F. Timilty. Timilty is convinced that enough anti-White votes exist in Boston to carry him to victory in his third attempt to unseat White...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: A White Knight | 9/29/1979 | See Source »

...third member of this merry triumverate stood by silently, cracking each joint in his body--one by one--with deafening precision. He was chewing a wad of Bazooka and crushed Coke bottles. I was dying to ask him if he would blow a bubble, but I surpressed the urge in the name of mental health...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Eclair in Your Ear | 9/29/1979 | See Source »

Last weekend, Steve Strittmatter, Art Rousmaniere and Brian Keane placed second in the Nevins Trophy on an aggregate score. They were defeated only by Navy, a team that had the highest overall college rating last year. Trailing Harvard in third place was King's Point, last year's North American Champions. In this series, Harvard tallied 10 firsts and 6 seconds in 33 races...

Author: By David R. Merner, | Title: They're Makin' Waves in the Charles | 9/28/1979 | See Source »

With some developing young talent, Harvard's future looks bright. Ethan Berkowitz, a promising freshman from San Francisco, skippered in the "470" National Championships, placed second in the "470" Pacific Coast Championships, and crewed in the Rhodes 19 Nationals for a third-place finish. Freshman Enrique Adsuan was at the helm of a Sunfish in the 1978 World Championships and crewed in Lightnings for his home country of Puerto Rico in the Pan-American Games. Finally Brian Keane, also a freshman, sailed a Laser in the National Sports Festival, where he picked up a silver and a bronze medal...

Author: By David R. Merner, | Title: They're Makin' Waves in the Charles | 9/28/1979 | See Source »

...team this year is trying to maintain its position near the top of the college sailing heap. They placed second out of seven at the President's Trophy meet hosted and won by B.U. The next day they snatched third place amid a field of nine at the Captain's Cup behind host Tufts and the B.U. squad...

Author: By David R. Merner, | Title: They're Makin' Waves in the Charles | 9/28/1979 | See Source »

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