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Word: asset (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...months to escape drab East Germany and make his way to the West. The odds were against him, for Weidner, 40, was a cripple on crutches who lived in the village of Neugersdorf, 115 miles southeast of the frontier of freedom. But Hans Weidner did have one major asset, the 30-passenger bus that he operated for the local Communist regime. It was an ugly thing, and ancient. Its chassis creaked, and the engine coughed; a cream-colored coat of paint could not disguise the welts and bruises of two decades of chugging service. In fact, the bus was ready...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Berlin: One Last Run | 1/4/1963 | See Source »

...Asset for Longevity? In the human X chromosome, the gene for red-green color recognition is located fairly close to those for G-6-PD and for the blood factor that gives protection against hemophilia B. So color blindness, G-6-PD deficiency and this form of hemophilia are inherited according to the same pattern. Nearly always, in the conception of a female, the X chromosome from one healthy parent will carry the normal gene, and one is enough. But a man must get his X chromosome from his mother, and if she carries the defective gene...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Heredity: Research Makes It Official: Women Are Genetic Mosaics | 1/4/1963 | See Source »

Today, CAT's 17,000 employees operate in 19 Arab, African and Asian countries. Apart from its reputation as a topflight builder, CAT's chief asset is Bustani's keen awareness of the touchy sensitivities of underdeveloped nations. Whenever he enters a new country, he insists on setting up a local subsidiary, encourages local investors to buy stock, and makes it clear that he intends the company to be locally run. Says he: "When we went into Pakistan seven years ago, we sent more than 100 people there from Beirut. Now we have only three Beirut staffers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Middle East: Cool CAT | 1/4/1963 | See Source »

...towards tonight's contest as one of the make-or-break games of its season, and could prove a tough opponent. The Bruins won their first three games of the season, including an 8-1 victory over Army and an incredible 15-1 slaughter of American International. A big asset is their fine goalie, John Dunham, who turned a spirited performance this Wednesday in his team's 6-0 loss to Boston College. The win over Army was the Providence team's first over the Cadets in eleven years and has touched off a surge of optimism among both...

Author: By Albert B. Crenshaw, | Title: Crimson Squad to Face Improved Brown Sextet | 12/15/1962 | See Source »

Taylor lacked only one "asset" that all the others had in abundance-a concentrated publicity barrage. Few people wrote about what a nice guy he was, and no one discussed his personal problems. Harvard's office of sports information didn't prepare a weekly release on what an indispensable player he was, primarily because he wasn...

Author: By Joseph M. Russin, | Title: THE SPORTING SCENE | 12/4/1962 | See Source »

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