Word: benefited
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...fact, Gardner - the ablest administrator of urban reform in the U.S.-had inspired the coalition in the first place. More than a year ago, sensing the imminent fall of congressional axes on Great Society funding, HEW's Secretary told a group of university presidents that the "nation would benefit greatly by a revival of local leadership outside Government." He warned a Cleveland audience last April: "It will be a sad end to a great enterprise if the epitaph for our society turns out to read: 'All the best people bemoaned the quality of leadership, but none sought...
...This bible of the physically insecure now shares its popularity with dozens of other reference works, among them Be Young with Yoga, Jogging and Sexercises (which promises to refine the sexual performance of both genders). A U.S. Government pamphlet on Adult Physical Fitness has sold 750,000 copies, without benefit of advertising, since 1963. By the tens of millions, U.S. televiewers genuflect to the exercise programs of Jack LaLanne, Ed Allen and Richard and Diane Hittleman...
EVEN if the Republicans hold the suburbs, they will find it difficult to benefit from Wallace's strength outside the South. Polls show that his support is insignificant in the East and is only slightly important in the Middle and Far West. Since hostility to the Administration is widespread among farmers, Republicans would do well in the Mid-west even if Wallace did not siphon off Democratic votes...
...Kweskin and the Jug Band are giving a special benefit performance this week, and the Chambers Brothers will work next week for less than a third of their usual...
...Steelmakers stand to benefit from any upturn in Detroit, and they sorely need some such boost. Hurt by competition from foreign imports and the cost of new equipment, most steel companies suffered sharp earnings declines in 1967. Net income of U.S. Steel, the industry leader, dropped 31%, to $172,499,331 on sales of $4.07 billion. While that decline was a year-long affair, several rival steelmakers-including Bethlehem, Republic and Inland-showed fourth-quarter profit increases as customers started stockpiling in anticipation of a possible steel strike next summer. Other metals companies, among them Kaiser Aluminum and Reynolds Metals...