Word: upset
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...turned out that during his 19 years on the bench, he had made a practice of appointing relatives and close friends as appraisers. Out of a $37,575,282 estate left by a Procter & Gamble heiress, two of Judge Davies' friends had each received a $37,575 fee. Upset by the publicity, the probate judge paid two frantic calls on Editor Thornburg to try to persuade him that he was a man of probity. Said Thornburg in an editorial: "The best you can say is that the judge runs a slovenly court." Davies responded by announcing that...
...overflow crowd had a chance to cheer the Crimson towards the upset of the year, when Harvard closed the gap to five points with seven minutes left. A jump shot by Bob Kanuth, a foul shot by Bob Johnson, and then a leaping follow-up by Johnson of a missed shot, and wow: it was 70-63. Bob Cousy called for a time out, and the fans applauded for a full minute...
...more astute politician would have sent some one around to sell the tickets rather than circulate such a potentially dangerous letter which could -- as happened in Eisenstadt's case -- reach the newspapers. But few people were upset by the tactics and it certainly is not the last time pressure will be brought to bear on people who deal financially with the city. Most of them expect to be touched a few times each year for testimonial dinner tickets before the elections. The surprising thing is that the dinners, which seem to be interminable affairs held in hot, smoky halls...
...undefeated Harvard freshmen take on the undefeated Bruin Cubs at 4 p.m. in Watson Rink. Brown's three wins include a 5-1 upset of highly-touted Boston College, behind goalie Don McGinnis's 54-save performance...
Grate's outstanding play -- by far his most aggressive performance of the season -- is another reason why an upset in the IAB tomorrow is not inconceivable...