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Word: winning (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...unexpected situation arose when Miss Mildred Madigan of West Roxbury, a veteran baton twirler, attempted a coup d'etat between the halves. The 19 year old blond, trying to win a sorority bet by leading the Band, was prevented from getting on the field by Robert M. Peebles '40, manager...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Band Puts on Snappy Show for Indian Game | 10/30/1939 | See Source »

Winthrop, which has already played five games, stands in first place, but if Dudley wins this afternoon, the two teams will be tied. Kirkland has already been tied once, by the fifth place Funsters, and if the Deacons win Winthrop will stay unchallenged...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dudley Makes Bid for First Place in Deacon Tilt Today | 10/30/1939 | See Source »

...Survey found: 1) that U. S. sentiment favoring equal treatment of all belligerents had increased by from 54% in September to 67% in October; 2) that approval of the President's foreign policy had declined from 69.2 to 56.2%; 3) that belief in Germany's chances of winning the war had increased from 8.3 to 15.3%; 4) that 84.3% of U. S. citizens want the Allies to win (83.1% in September...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CONGRESS: Gift Horses | 10/30/1939 | See Source »

...Gallup poll similarly reported: 1) sentiment that the U. S. should fight Germany, if the Allies appear to be losing, dropped from 44% in the first week in September to 29% last week; 2) 84% in the U. S. want the Allies to win; 3) 62% believe the U. S. should do everything possible to aid the Allies "short of war"; 4) 60% believe the arms embargo should be repealed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CONGRESS: Gift Horses | 10/30/1939 | See Source »

...communique announcing that the two countries still retained their friendship. Later, however, the Moscow newsorgan Izvestia ominously hinted that Turkish-Russian relations had soured. At the same time in Ankara, German Ambassador Franz von Papen entrained for Berlin, there to explain to Fiihrer Hitler why he had failed to win the Turks away from the Allies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLITICAL FRONT: Victory | 10/30/1939 | See Source »

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