Word: upset
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Dates: during 1940-1940
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...political upset in Pennsylvania that put William J. Eroe Jr. in the State Senate at Harrisburg three years ago. Last year Mr. Eroe upset his Democratic colleagues, who were evenly matched with Senate Republicans, by casting the deciding vote for a G. O. P. presiding officer. Then he upset the Republicans by switching back to the Democrats, voting with his party on lesser matters. Last week Senator Eroe was upset himself. Out came news that he had: 1) lost his job as a salesman for American Cyanamid & Chemical Corp. which sold dynamite to the State Highways Department last year...
...finally assuring a Harvard victory with Bosworth's win in the 150-yard dorsal race in 1:40.7, his best time. The overwhelming display of power was featured by Captain Rick Cutler's 2:17.8 first in the furlong, Davey (Club) Stearns' triumph in the 50, George Dana's upset victory in the dive with 103.53 points, and Jim Curwen's a 55.6 100 free style...
...making munitions. The Turks, bowed by the earth's whims, could not help reflecting on the even greater foolishness of man. Some newspaperman in Ankara was reminded of the man in the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 who, determined not to let nature's lack of reason upset man's good sense, shaved himself, carefully put studs in a clean shirt, dressed, packed a suitcase, and went out into the quaking city. He had walked half a block down Market Street before some one told him he had no pants...
...their 19. They came suddenly to life and their backs pitched arrowy passes-to the U. S. C. 33, to the 26, to the 19. There Tennessee fumbled. The U. S. C. powerhouse got going again, put over another touchdown. Score: Southern California 14, Tennessee 0. Power had upset precision...
...Leopold believes that his findings are highly significant, that they upset some old notions. Volume I of his study, published last week, covers Hildegard's development to the age of two. Highlights...