Word: australian
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...brothers only Isaac was a bore. Simon bought his way into the Senate, where as a Republican from Colorado he spoke against "cheap Spanish lead and also the Australian lead." Benjamin, the charming rake, went down on the Titanic, changing into evening clothes for the event. William, another wastrel, named the principal rooms in his house after the metals on which his fortune was based; the Salon d'Or was reserved for love. Solomon, who kept a suite at Manhattan's Plaza Hotel, gave the doorman $1,000 tips so that he could keep his Fierce-Arrow parked...
Columbia is a gem as well. Sophomore Eric Fromm returns from an unbeaten (16-0) frosh season, and coach Butch Seewagen has added two Australian freshmen stars to an already powerful roster. Some serious team dissension this spring could keep the Lions from winning the crown...
Terrill, who was denied tenure by the Government Department last year, will be leaving Harvard after this semester. He plans to remain in Cambridge and has applied to change his citizenship from Australian to American...
From the very beginning, you knew this was an Evert-Goolagong match, because nothing that happened could ever have been predicted. The 26-year-old Australian, who earned $20,000 for the win, began with her engines in full throttle, burying Evert in a 4-1 deficit before the crowd had time to settle in its seats...
...House, is adamant that the House should keep the cameras under its own supervision. Television, O'Neill and many other members sense, is too potent a presence to be allowed to graze freely amid such lush Americana. "I've talked to the Speaker of the Australian Parliament [which also televises] and the Speaker of the Canadian Parliament," says O'Neill. "They both told me: 'Don't let it out of your own control...