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Word: wrighting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...friend recalls how, when Johnson was a Congressman during World War II, he informed Cook Zephyr Wright that he was bringing some important people home for a steak dinner. Unable to scrape up enough red ration stamps for steak, Zephyr fretfully asked Nellie Connally, wife of Texas' Governor John Connally, who was then a naval officer, what she should tell Johnson. "Nellie said to tell him that he's just like everybody else," said the friend. "Zephyr thought a moment and then said, 'Well, Mrs. Connally, you know he is like everybody else, and I know...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: Consensus of a Different Kind | 10/13/1967 | See Source »

Senior fullback Dave Wright continued his bid for All-America honors with another standout performance. He didn't see the ball all that much Saturday, but whenever the B.U. forwards crossed the midfield stripe, he made them look worse than they already were...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Soccer Squad Annihilates B.U., 8-0 | 10/9/1967 | See Source »

...more adventurous design their own around Volkswagen engines or the sturdy, simple Model A Ford motor. In a pinch, almost any old engine will do. One latter-day Orville Wright powered his homemade biplane with a pair of chain-saw motors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Flying: Homemade Highflyers | 10/6/1967 | See Source »

...defense, as Coach Bruce Munro said after the game, "still needs some work." Bespectacled senior fullback Dave Wright turned in another strong showing, but his running-mates at fullback, Bob Gray and Hilary Worthen, looked weak in spots. But Gray is only a sophomore and Worthen is still not fully recovered from a recent injury, so by the time the Ivy schedule begins a week from Saturday, both should be in better shape...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Soccer Forwards Come to Life In 6-2 Victory Over Wesleyan | 10/5/1967 | See Source »

...four goals, which, if it hadn't been for two momentary lapses by sophomore goalie Dick Locksley, would have been only two tallies. And much of the credit for the fine Crimson showing belongs to Azikiwe, who was all over the field all afternoon, and senior fullback Dave Wright, who matched Amherst's all-America inside, Jaffer Kassamali, step for step throughout the game...

Author: By Andrew Jamison, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Booters' Offense Sputters In 4-0 Loss To Amherst | 10/2/1967 | See Source »

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