Word: brands
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...arid-and cactiferous-wastes of southern Texas, where even today the cowboys say you can see farther, and see less, than anywhere else on earth, John Nance Garner carved a hefty fiefdom along the Rio Grande and parlayed his brand of conservative populism (with due regard for the interests of cattle, oil and Democratic regularity) into 46 years of power. His political personality was quintessentially Texan: grass-rooted, plainspoken, coyote-cunning, and he set a style of congressional clout that made him perhaps the most influential Vice President in U.S. history...
...post war years, the U.S. has brought forth first-rate dance companies in breath-taking abundance-and the latest to appear belongs near the top of the list. Currently in its first Manhattan engagement after three years of barnstorming, the Harkness Ballet has generated among audiences a brand of excitement that brings back memories of the early days of the New York City Ballet...
...Boston and Negro Mayoralty Candidates Carl Stokes and Richard Hatcher in Cleveland and Gary, Ind., they began worrying about whether they would have to make room for opposing points of view. Similarly, PBL's plans for "anti-commercials" on smoking and the relatively high prices of name-brand aspirin were bound to excite complaints from offended business interests. The problem for PBL staffers who ache to do some muckraking is not how to avoid offending but how to do it fairly and responsibly...
What counts more right now, however, is what public TV will do with the money it gets. There is no danger that it will put commercial television out of business. But there is enough viewer weariness with standard TV to suggest that the noncommercial brand should find a receptive audience. And it may even come to pass that competition from successful public TV will force the commercial networks to improve their product...
...Yale Daily News revealed last week that DKE, a fraternity, used a red hot iron to "brand" its new members during the club's initiation rites. The brand burned a one-half inch delta, the symbol of DKE, into each new member's back...