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Word: weight (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Yardling 150's lost by a length and a quarter to Princeton, and in other Annapolis heavy-weight races, the Crimson Jayvee and freshmen were both well-back in third place behind Navy and Penn

Author: By Gavin R. W. scott, | Title: Crew Nips Navy, Penn, 'Admirals' For Adams Cup | 5/7/1956 | See Source »

...great shift in eating habits that turned Americans from pork to beef eating (13.6 lbs. of beef for every eleven of pork). Another reason is the increasing efficiency of cattlemen at breeding and feeding, which has not only turned out beefier animals (in 100 years the average weight of a yearling has been doubled) but also tastier meat with more sirloin, chops and roasts and fewer poor cuts. What the U.S. wants in beef, the U.S. gets, thanks to the great progress in developing new and better breeds of cattle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: THE GOLDEN CALF | 5/7/1956 | See Source »

Born. To Marilyn Maxwell, 34, blond cinemactress (Forever Darling), and Jerry Davis, 39, screenwriter: their first child, a son; in Santa Monica, Calif. Name: Matthew Paul. Weight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, may 7, 1956 | 5/7/1956 | See Source »

Among Cornell's strong events is the hammer, which features Al Hall, the intercollegiate 35-pound weight record holder. Johnny King high-jumps over six feet, which should give the Big Red another first. Other Cornell stars are Mike Midler in the mile, Gerry Knapp in the broad jump, Earl McHugh in the dashes, and hurdler Dick Abell...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Track Team to Encounter Big Red, Penn Tomorrow | 5/4/1956 | See Source »

...young debonair who is stepping out for a summer's evening should check up on his checks. Check-mating the fashion scene is a wave of box-like designs. In checks with plaids, the flannel-finish jacket of extremely light weight, two-or three-button model, is being worn with slacks of tropical worsted, cut along very trim lines...

Author: By Martha E. Miller, | Title: When the Living Is Easy | 5/4/1956 | See Source »

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