Word: shaped
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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These numerous bills are all based on the undeniable premise that America's school system is in bad shape, and all propose to give the 48 States some federal money to ease the situation. Unfortunately one of these proposals, the Barden Bill, has raised such a violent religious and political row that the 25 members of the Education Committee, inspired by Mr. Lesinski's example have retired to their fences, with every intention of remaining there for some time...
...scrimmage either. He was not limping, only a mite stiff. Sam Butler limbered up briefly in a padless uniform. Hal Moffle and Jim Kenary are definitely unavailable for Saturday's game. some of the others on the injury list (Art Valpey did not say which ) may be in shape for limited service only...
...over Italy, schemes were being made to cash in on the first Holy Year since 1933 (TIME, June 6). As far away as Taranto, a businessman planned to make a killing with beer bottles made in the shape of St. Peter's basilica. (Rome's patent office frowned on the idea.) Police clamped down on a photographer's ingenious gadget: a strip of photographs of the Pope making the sign of the cross; when slipped through the hand, the device would give its owner the sensation of personally receiving the Pope's blessing...
Recent practice injuries to veteran fullback Mike Scully and forwards Charlie Weiss and Ben Goldstein "just haven't come around." as Munro says. Bruce had been hoping this trio would be in better shape by now than it is. As a result, he plans to "squeak through" today with second-stringers in the lineup and at least save his starters for the rest of the season...
...game, its symbol, the axe, is presented to the winning team by the Governor of California. Forged in 1899 in the shape of a medieval battle axe, this weapon has had a stormy career. One month after its unveiling on the Stanford campus it was captured by California and carried off to Berkeley. Many years later, when it was beng removed from the vault of an Oakland bank, it was seized by a group known as the immortal six and brought back to the Farm. Another theft returned it to Berkeley until 1930, when 21 stalwarts from Stanford stormed...