Word: boosts
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...struck many a voter as a blatantly political move. He issued favorable economic figures to blunt the inflation issue (Pollster Lou Harris reported afterward that it had proved a particularly injurious factor for the Democrats nonetheless). He took a savage swipe at Nixon, thereby giving the "chronic campaigner" a boost that may find its way into the history books. And, in denying that he had been planning a last-minute blitz of twelve to 15 states, Johnson advertised his lack of veracity to millions who were even then preparing for his visit...
...bulldog way, Rich is engaging, and fellow musicians are hoping that the band will make it big. If so, it will be another boost for the big-band business, which is enjoying a mild resurgence. If not, says Harry James, "I'm keeping his chair warm...
...Newsday plant to show him how a successful suburban paper operates. Even so, the Captain has increased his own Suffolk staff and embarked on a $3,000,000 expansion in Nassau that will enable him to enlarge his paper from 160 pages to 192 early next year and boost circulation to as much as 600,000. Last week he announced a new service for readers: between 3:45 and 11:00 p.m., Newsday will now quote closing stock prices in answer to telephone requests, even though the paper ends its press run before the market closes...
Winthrop, which matched Leverett's 928, got a big boost from George Warren, whose two-round total of 169 was the fourth-lowest in the contest...
...home had been invaded by escaped convicts. Citing inaccuracies, Hill won a $30,000 New York award under a privacy law that may sometimes make even honestly erring news reports actionable if the subject did not consent to the story and the publisher's "sole" aim was to boost circulation. Al though the case was argued last term, with Lawyer Richard Nixon appearing for Hill, the Supreme Court took the unusual step of ordering reargument next week before issuing a decision...