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...always on target. On rollout, run-pass option plays he gave the best defense fits. His pixyish, mincing gait was faster than it looked, and he proved to be one of those rare backs who can run in one direction and fire a pass in the other without breaking stride...
...defense was caught flatfooted on the other side of the field as Woodson turned and began speeding for the goal line. A State tackier hurled himself into his path at the Michigan 30. Almost casually, Woodson hurdled him, ran into the end zone hardly breaking his smooth stride, then staggered and almost fell from exhaustion. Illinois was ahead of the nation's No. 1 team 20-13, the proud progenitors of the biggest upset of the season...
...days were an 18-hour succession of Republican breakfasts, Kiwanis Club luncheons, women's teas, greetings on Main Street, conversations in corn fields and gasoline-station stops. The gas stations were important. There he would shake hands with the man at the pump, greet the mechanic, stride into the diner for a word with the fry cook and a cup of coffee with the customers. The Iowa traveler was Leo Hoegh (pronounced hoig), and he was engaged in one of the most complex processes in American politics: running for governor...
...trade association agreed recently to observe a six-day week. While some 85% have kept the pledge, five of the city's 31 Buick dealers have already reopened Sundays. Union efforts to give members their traditional day of rest have also boomeranged. Merchants take punitive wage costs in stride while union members vie eagerly for double time Sunday duty...
Winthrop House has taken a long stride in this direction, foreseeing the not too distant day when all sections will meet in the Houses--sections in Gen Ed, government, economics, English and languages. Master Ferry is hastening that day when students will talk to professors and when undergraduates will discuss their courses around the dinner table...