Word: counts
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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Moslems], which has scarcely begun. I count on you all to help...
...Missouri. Fast and furious, touch football relies on the forward pass, the timely lateral, and the guileful maneuver To protect glue-footed passers, some teams allow only one defensive player to cross the line of scrimmage, or else require the entire defense to count for five seconds ("one Missouri, two Missouri . . .") before charging. Because even fumble-fingered players can click off big gains under these rules, many teams require the attackers to surrender the ball unless they make a touchdown in four or five downs...
...months, pumping an extra $718 million into the economy this year. (The cost is divided 90% federal, 10% state on interstate highways, fifty-fifty on other roads.) Most states have their share of the cash they must put up because the increased number of cars (latest count: 57,100,000) has boosted gasoline tax revenues, e.g., Virginia will raise her 1961 highway spending 61%, Wisconsin 41%, Michigan 18%, Missouri 8%, Texas...
...varsity started out as if it were going to duplicate last year's 84-34 romp. After 10 minutes, Deering's second basket in a row put the count at Harvard 15, M.I.T. 8. But the varsity began falling all over itself, and the Engineers led at halftime, 25 to 23. The lead see-sawed back and forth until there were four minutes to play...
...Federal Court of Appeals has re-examined the case and has wisely decided to reverse the convictions. Much as society may want to put known criminals behind bars, the evidence in the Apalachin case plainly did not warrant conviction on the admittedly trumped-up count of conspiracy. The Appeals Court decision is a welcome indication that the judiciary is still ready to reassert the rule of law over the public's desire to "get" a group of people it regards as undesirable...