Word: blue
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...first half was all Harvard, as the '52 squad, sparked by Bob Ray's running and Carroll Lowernstein's passing, only twice allowed the Blue out of its own zone. Ray, climaxing a second quarter drive in which he put on one of his three 30-yard runs, bucked over for the lone Crimson touchdown...
After Andover had tied the score in the second half, the Yardlings marched to the Blue's 19-yard line, but were held there for four downs. Then in seven plays Andover galloped all the way to its second score, snatching the game from the surprised Yardlings...
...history of the struggle for birth control in Massachusetts is long and complicated, but the important facts are these. In 1879, one of the so-called Blue Laws was passed making it illegal to advertise or give information about contraceptive devices. As medical knowledge increased and Victorianism waned, the law sank into oblivion. In 1938, however, when birth control clinics were flourishing throughout the Commonwealth, the old law was unexpectedly enforced when the Salem Clinic was raided by police and the doctors arrested. The Supreme Court of the Commonwealth upheld the police action followed by the closing...
That night in 1942, Choreographer Agnes George de Mille got her first taste of success. Last week, when the Ballet Russe presented Rodeo again, with Agnes dancing as the Cowgirl, the boots and blue-jeans no longer seemed strange; her wistful story of a girl who could rope a steer, but not a man, had the feel of a familiar classic. One reason: Theatre Guild scouts had seen that first performance of Rodeo and persuaded Agnes to do the dance numbers for Oklahoma! Then followed One Touch of Venus, Bloomer Girl, Carousel, Brigadoon, Allegro and this year's brilliant...
...billing her as "the blonde bombshell." If she is not as bold as Harlow nor as brittle as Lombard, she is frequently as bouncy as Betty Hutton and as breezy as Grable. Even in repose, she is still a nifty blonde (5 ft. 4 in.) with bright, blue eyes...