Word: grounding
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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Within a radius of one mile of Union Square (Ground Zero), the city would appear to have been struck by a giant fist. Within that radius would be the lofty Empire State Building, the Metropolitan Life Insurance Building; the teeming cliff dwellings of Peter Cooper Village and Stuyvesant Town; Klein's department store; 14th Street's subway complex; a labyrinth of gas mains, water lines, telephone cables, electric wires; 55 elementary schools, high schools and trade schools; 17 universities and private schools; twelve of the city's hospitals...
After a fast advance of five miles along the north bank, the marines came under heavy artillery fire from Reds dug in on high ground. Thereafter their advance was yard by yard. They suffered severely from supply shortages due to the fact that all of their supplies had to be ferried across the river behind them...
...work on the Stadium turf, which is very different from the practice field, and the first time the players had scrimmaged against people other than themselves. When they found they could rise up and stop the B.U. backs, the Crimson defenders turned in an encouraging performance against the Terrier ground attack, with Heidtmann, Rosenau, and O'Neil standing...
...standing room only for a while at the new Graduate Commons dining hall last night. By 6:15 p.m. the waiting line stretched all the way down both ramps and the whole length of the ground floor. Many hungry students, seeing the mammoth queue, turned away. Those who waited, though, found that the long line moved steadily, if slowly...
Offensively, Connecticut has a very fast sophomore back in Joe Bettencourt, who was the Husklos' leading ground gainer. However, the team lacks a really powerful fullback and a capable passer. Seven men tried to propel the ball by hand for the Uconns, for a total of 23 forward passes. Five were completed...