Word: rivalling
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...West Virginia Republicans tried hard to prove that homespun Democratic Attorney General Wallace Barron had bribed a rival to withdraw from this year's primary. They also ripped into Barren's record as liquor commissioner in the scandal-strewn regime (1953-57) of Democratic Governor William Marland. It was wasted effort; in a Democratic landslide. Barron easily whipped game G.O.P. Challenger Harold Neely, who had been in politics less than three years...
...Rival Patrons. North Korea is the Communist satellite where the struggle for paramountcy between Russia and China is most apparent, and it has benefited by the competition. The Chinese "volunteers" shed their blood in great numbers during the Korean war, but the Russians have long had the upper hand. Chinese Communist officers sit with North Koreans across the table from American and other United Nations representatives in the green truce-talks hut at Panmunjom. But Russia has hitherto provided most of North Korea's arms, including MIGs. and all of Pyongyang Radio's praise has gone to Moscow for "truly...
...changes is the fact that far fewer Catholic high-school football stars automatically long to go to Notre Dame. Too many other schools with bright new reputations are making too many good offers. Rival recruiters score points by warning boys that Notre Dame's strait-laced supervision eliminates a carefree campus life; e.g., freshmen have a 10 p.m. curfew. After one mauling of Notre Dame this year, a Chicago priest cracked to a Protestant friend: "I didn't mind so much that the lad was kicking those extra points against Notre Dame, but I did mind his crossing...
...college football's game of the week, undefeated Syracuse was determined to grind down tough Pittsburgh to atone for its faltering early season play. But underdog Pitt eagerly matched raw power with its beefy rival, completely dominated play to win by a margin of 10-0 that did not reflect the true humiliation of the defending national champions. A week after kicking a last-second field goal to beat Arkansas 10-7, Mississippi Center Allen Green kicked a 41-yd. field goal in the last six seconds for his second of the day and a 6-6 tie with...
...varsity's interior linemen weren't blowing chances, Tiger goalie Mickey Michael managed to stop Crimson shots. Malin came to close on a head-in of a pass from left wing, and right inside Teddy Wendell got off a fine shot that Michel saved. During the third period, rival insides Sweeney of Harvard and Lew van Amerongen of Princeton stood out on defense and showed an equal disregard for opponents in their...