Word: ahead
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...grinding out a high-priority party line. The message: the peace-loving Soviets had voluntarily suspended nuclear tests, called on the U.S. to do the same. Under heavy attack from such fervent ban-the-bomb groups as SANE (National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy), U.S. officials doggedly went ahead with the U.S.'s own long-scheduled test series in mid-Pacific, but the President finally agreed to a year's test suspension beginning Oct. 31 provided...
...British, heartily suspicious of Makarios, thought his proposal too vaguely worded, and just "another Makarios trick," decided to go ahead with "partnership" despite Greek protests. Only Turkey said "Howdy, podner." Its special representative reported for duty to British Governor Sir Hugh Foot. But to soften passions, the Turks appointed as their adviser to Foot not someone from Ankara-who might have been welcomed at the airport with bombs-but the Turkish consul general in Nicosia, who was already there. Shrugged 55-year-old Burhan Ishin, a husky onetime Turkish national soccer star and longtime diplomat: "After all, I can only...
...with the widely varying conditions of U.S. hunting areas (see color pages). A popular favorite is the friendly little Beagle, often tagged the poor man's hunting dog. Slower than larger hounds, the beagle will not range too far afield of the hunter or frighten game too far ahead of the gun. Oldest upland game dog in the U.S. is the silky-coated English Setter. Northern hunters use this breed for grouse and woodcock while Southerners hunting quail prefer the shorter-haired Pointer...
...weeks earlier than usual. Laundry products have picked up so fast that Philco put in an extra assembly line for the Duomatic washer-dryer. And though TV sets are still the industry's weakest spot (down 24% from last year), Philco's TV sales are running ahead of last year...
BLOW FOR FREER TRADE was struck by President Eisenhower, who refused Tariff Commission's recommendation to double 30% duty on umbrella frames. Boost would have aided four U.S. producers, who employ fewer than 500 workers and whose unit sales are running about 10% ahead of last year. It would have irritated friendly exporter nations such as Japan, West Germany, Austria...