Word: train
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Coach Tom Bolles and his top-notch, eight-men-and-a-boy, Varsity combination--plus two Jayvee oarsmen and the co-managers--are at the moment far from their accustomed aqueous habitat as they hurry westward by train for the 2000-meter Lake Washington regatta on Saturday...
Clear-Cut. In Tokyo, the Railway Board, fed up with impetuous passengers, announced that henceforth it will demand a 500-yen ($10) charge for entering a train through a glass window...
...train ride home from his neighborly visit to Ottawa (see CANADA), Harry Truman paused for a look at Niagara Falls. He remarked thoughtfully: "I'd hate to go over 'em in a barrel...
...Boss, I just can't,' I protested. 'I gave my word-my word to Harrison, Barkley, Byrnes and Guffey on the train...
Scarlet-coated Mounties had taken over the President's protection from the U.S. Secret Service. As they clustered around, and Staff Sergeant C. W. Graham asked for the Truman autograph, it looked like a scene from Rose Marie. Before he got on the train that night, Harry Truman thanked the Mounties with an expansive: "I'd like to take them with...