Word: took
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...doubtful states, that no one dared predict its outcome. If the Republicans failed to return a majority to the senior chamber of the 81st Congress, they would be unable to run its all-important committees. This fight, in fact, was a prime reason why Harry Truman and Tom Dewey took to the road last week (see below). Dewey, especially, was campaigning not so much for his own candidacy as for control of the 81st Congress...
...pointed out that it was Hull who had first suggested, in March 1944, the formation of a bipartisan group of Senators to discuss the framework of U.N. In August of that year Dewey had criticized the Dumbarton Oaks Conference, after which, said the Memoirs, it was Hull again who took the initiative by inviting Dewey to consultations with the State Department...
...Kenary, star halfback of 1947 and one of the finest passers in New England, is ready to step into the lineup whenever Valpey sees fit; defensive tackle Rocky Stone, injured in pre-season practice, is fit again; and Paul Shafer, who took a pummeling at Army, will be available for work at his regular fullback slot...
...midway in the last quarter, Eliot took the lead for keeps as Dave McGiffert tossed to Jim Rossiter to make the score 12 to 7, and then added the extra point on a toss to Wilder...
Center-forward Hans Estin scored the last tally when he took a pass from Louria and outran both fullbacks to count 30 seconds before the final whistle...