Word: winners
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Soldierly, dutiful President Pedro Aramburu. the general who took over after Dictator Juan Peron's ouster by a military revolution and promised Argentines a free election, last week made good on his promise. Though the winner was not his choice. General Aramburu announced that he looked forward to "the honor of turning over power to honest and capable...
...surprise, for the Crimson and the Black Knights had the best won and lost records in the East (17-3-1, 11-2 respectively). The Western teams have not yet been selected, as there are still three contenders for the two positions: Colorado college (last year's tourney winner), North Dakota, and Denver...
...Poto's credit, he is an excellent accompanist and extremely sympathetic with a soloist. Last night's was Joel Sachs '61, this year's winner of the Pierian Sodality Concerto Contest. In its musical problems, the Fourth Concerto is one of the most difficult in the entire literature. Mr. Sachs was most successful when he did not attempt to do something unusual. His strongest asset is an exceptionally lovely and fluid tone, which was often ravishing in the closing Rondo. His passage-work, particularly in the last movement when it cleared up, sparkled, and the reading was modest, but very...
...Ambassador to Italy James D. Zellerbach went to the Vatican, presented Pope Pius XII with 1957's George Washington Carver Memorial Institute Gold Award for the pontiff's "outstanding contribution to the betterment of race relations and human welfare." (1956 winner: D wight D. Eisenhower.) Said His Holiness: "It is not to our humble person this award is directed, but to truth and charity, whose defense is our mission...
...passing tests belonged to the Pontiacs. At 50 m.p.h. they took the top three places; at 30 m.p.h. they took four of the first five places (Plymouth Driver Larson was second). Said Winner Jim McMichael: "You've got to pretend it's a real emergency to force yourself out fast and in fast. You've got to pretend a trailer truck is coming straight at you and is going to blast you to pieces if you don't get back in line. It also helps to take off for your pass as if you were leaving...