Word: took
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Dick Button '52 took a long lead yesterday in his defense of his world's figure skating championship in Paris. Button amassed 638.1 points in the figure skating competition to move far in front of the 12-man field. The second phase of the championship contest-free skating, which is Button's specialty-will be staged tomorrow...
Meanwhile, everything that Exeter did seemed futile. When they succeeded in penetrating the defense freshman coach Harper had rigged against their figure eight offense, about 90 percent of the shots they took missed. During the entire first quarter Exeter failed to sink a single field goal...
...year. After first denying reports that he planned to fire Dr. Van Waters, Commissioner McDowell advised the press that he would make a decision on December 27. On that day, he conferred with Governor Bradford, and announced that he would dismiss Dr. Van Waters when Dever took office. When reporters inquired if he had informed her of his intention, he said: "I guess she will find out when you fellows print your papers...
...even in the recent procedure, the most serious of the charges against Dr. Van Waters was exploded. McDowell claimed that she condoned, or failed to halt immoral activities among the inmates. The evidence, however, proved not only that reformatory officials took all possible measures against homosexuality, but that Framingham's record on this point was outstanding, far better than that in other state institutions under McDowell's department...
...workmen have gotten a good look at the inside of the new hall during the day. One Cliffedweller, however, has minutely inspected the outside. She shinned up the scaffolding to the roof, took a long bird's eye view of Moors, and climbel down again...