Word: defeated
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Stan Priddy's freshman hockey squad, smarting under an unexpected pre-vacation defeat to Melrose High, meets its first collegiate opposition today when it faces Brown '53 at 4 p.m. in the Boston Arena...
TIME'S Dec. 19 story of the A.M.A.'s campaign to defeat socialized medicine was an example of objective coverage...
Pleased Communists. Dissatisfaction in the ranks of Hong Kong's labor force had been on the rise for months. The Nationalist defeat on the mainland had flooded Hong Kong with thousands of refugees. Many upper-class Chinese brought plenty of money-and inflation-with them. Prices quickly outran the wages paid by Hong Kong's employers. Said Trolley Conductor Kwan Ping, who supports his family of five on less than $30 a month: "My wages cover only rent for my one room and the very cheapest food. I have nothing for clothing or emergency expenses." Other conductors agreed...
...high costs that Lewis had imposed on coal had just about priced coal out of the market. Result: Lewis suffered his first contract defeat in years. Production royalties to his pension fund dropped so low by year's end that payments were stopped. Coal production, which had been close to a peak of 680 million tons in 1947, dropped to about 460 million tons last year. With oil about as cheap as coal (and cleaner and easier to handle), the industry got sicker by the month...
Foster, who has led the team all season, dropped the first two games by considerable margins and seemed destined to defeat. However, in the third game Foster came back with a 15 to 8 win. The fourth match was the crucial game. Behind by a slight margin, Foster took 11 points in a row to win, 17 to 16. The extra points broke Smith and the Crimson won the last game...