Word: sank
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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With 19 points, Wendelken paced the Holy Cross offense, which sank 35 of 50 field goal attempts. Pete O'Connor, Pat Gallagher, and Tom Palace also scored in two figures for the Crusaders. The Crimson hit on 26 of 55 shots from the floor; Vern Strand scored 17, sophomore Leo Scully had 13 and Pete Kelly...
...next five years the young priest fasted and prayed incessantly. But the deeper he sank into religious experience, the less able he was to have any other experience. Often he could not even recognize the people around him. In his fellow monks he saw saints and martyrs; in passing strangers he perceived Apostles. At the mention of God's name he sank into a swoon of adoration and could not be wakened by blows, by needles stuck into his limbs, by live coals held against his flesh. Soon he was little more than a holy idiot; yet through this...
Also slated to see plenty of action for Harvard are sophomores Mere McClung and Denny Lynch. Lyncy was one of the big guns for the Crimson last season; he topped the 200-point mark in scoring and sank free throws at an 82 per cent clip. Last year Harvard finished its campaign with a 10-14 record and seventh place in the Ivy League...
Once that conclusion sank in on Capitol Hill, members of Congress erupted with cries of anger and protest. On the floor of the Senate, Mississippi Democrat John Stennis and Delaware Republican John J. Williams declared themselves opposed to the use of any federal funds to meet Castro's demands. Four Congressmen sent the President telegrams demanding to know where the money was going to come from. In a floor speech, Florida's Republican Congressman William C. Cramer said that "this whole deal smells...
...Women. For example, she said, take Jo Schirra, 38, whose husband Walter recently returned home safely after orbiting the earth six times. At one point in the program an admiral thoughtfully reassured the spacemen's wives that if by any chance the parachute failed and the capsule sank, an explosive signal device would automatically detonate, thus alerting recovery forces. "Oh?" said Jo. "So they'll know where to drop the wreath...