Word: chunks
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...well he might. His actual political base in Parliament is so narrow that the first misstep is likely to send him tumbling. A huge chunk of supporting votes (150) came from the Communists, whose support Socialist Mollet disavowed. Another big batch came from enemies who felt that the least they could do for their country, while deciding how best to unseat Mollet, was to save France from the fate of a government coming into power solely because of Communist votes...
Nothing could please the Communists more, and at week's end they were pressing their advantage. They paralyzed Calcutta with a strike of 2,000,000 workers to demand a bigger chunk of Bihar State for West Bengal. Across India, Sikhs rioted in Amritsar, and a Sikh leader told a cheering audience: "If Sikh demands are not met, the Bombay drama may be repeated in the Punjab...
...flop crippled more than the Demon program. Five other Navy planes, which had been designed to take Westinghouse engines, were canceled, redesigned or delayed. Resulting loss to the Government: upwards of $100 million. The flop cost Westinghouse all its Government jet contracts, millions in potential profits and a big chunk of prestige...
AIRLINE SUBSIDIES next year will be even less than originally planned, says CAB Chairman Ross Rizley. U.S. airlines are doing so well that payments will be cut another 13% from the first $52.5 million estimate, be pegged at $48.5 million, with the biggest chunk ($24 million) going to 13 domestic local service carriers...
...Raiders. Beginning in 1948, the venerable, 118-year-old gunmaker was dealt a crippling blow by a group of raiders who bought up a large chunk of stock. The group, led by David A. Goodkind (a close associate of Louis Wolfson), won representation on the board. They forced the company to offer tenders to buy up stock at an average price of $52 a share, though the stock was selling for under $40 when the Goodkind group started to buy. Thus Colt's was forced to pay out $6,500,000 to buy out the Goodkind group and others...