Word: strokes
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Died. Themistocles Sophoulis, ninetyish, Premier of Greece since 1947; of a stroke; in Athens (see FOREIGN NEWS...
...happened in the Via del Corno, kept her supplied with the essential information for her intrigues and extortions. In the end, deserted and foiled, the half-crazed Signora determined to punish the entire street; she bought up every house and ordered wholesale evictions. But her fury brought on a stroke that left her a speechless idiot, while the Fascists collected the rent on her houses and hunted down young Communists like Ugo to tighten their political stranglehold...
Then Murphy brought on Amos C. Feehan, an FBI expert who testified that the great bulk of these exhibits had been copied on Hiss's typewriter. Feehan pointed professorially to enlargements of the documents, pointed out the "upthrust terminating stroke of the lower-case V " and other peculiarities as proof of his finding. It was effective evidence and it was also dull. But as the weekend drew near Murphy called a witness who restored the electric atmosphere in which the trial had begun...
...these victories have been at distances under two miles, which theoretically should make tomorrow's four-mile varsity classic an entirely different proposition, defying comparison. However, a long race will improve the Crimson's chances of victory, since stroke Bill Curwen sets a low pace which is especially effective over longer distances...
...contrast, Skip Walz, now in his third year as the Yale coach, was an advocate of a high count. Last year the Yales stroked around 40, often going as high as 46. But this year Walz has altered his strategy and pre-race rumor estimates that the Blue will stroke around...