Word: winners
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...little Massachusetts town of Longmeadow, two great U.S. soldiers met last week. One was the Army's Chief of Staff Omar Bradley. The other was Corporal Edward George Wilkin, Congressional Medal of Honor winner, who died in action three years ago in Germany. His body had been brought home at last for reburial on Memorial Day. Standing beside the funeral caisson, General Bradley spoke a few quiet words of tribute. Then, to a nation which often before has forgotten its history, he delivered a reminder and warning...
Among this group is the winner of the James Adams Woolson prize in classics given annually to the incoming Freshman who makes the highest record on a competitive examination in classics held each April. She is Miss Marilyn Conte of Melrose, who will graduate from Melrose High School this month...
...convinced that TIME is psychic. The mutuel ticket on the cover showed the winner of the Preakness (No. 4) before the post positions were even drawn...
...hours later, after Pat Todd had calmed down, and apologized, the committee decided to play the match if the French star consented. But Winner Landry was not to be found...
...Winner. Even for tough old Sewell Avery this was too much. He hastily called a special meeting of directors to try to prevent the walkout of his brass. After a five-hour session with the board, Avery got the insurgents to withdraw their resignations and go back to work. Their terms: a change in the company's bylaws to give President Norton (and not Chairman Avery) "general executive authority . . . over the entire business and affairs of the corporation," subject only to the board's control. Crowed one executive: "It's the beginning of the end for Sewell...