Word: closed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Republican voting forces today seem like a leaderless army. Surprisingly large numbers of voters complain, 'We don't know what the Republican Party stands for.' Whether at this late date the President can answer that question may make the difference between a rout and a close election...
...badgers aides at all hours, once sent state police searching for a commissioner who had failed to check out properly. Intense, he can work his staff to exhaustion, still feel fit himself, takes pride in making fast judgments and quick decisions ("It's just like tennis"). Says a close adviser: "He's found his greatest love in being Governor...
...hoped, seemed destined to be even more prosperous under statehood, since growing Alaska still imports about 90% of all its food. For the 40 or so original Matanuska colonists-out of the original 900-who had looked for the promised land and found hard work, the promise suddenly seemed close at hand...
...appearances and recordings. His RCA Victor recording of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1, since its appearance in midsummer, has consistently hovered at or near the top of the LP sales charts alongside Johnny Mathis and South Pacific; by year's end it may well sell close to 1,000,000 copies, not too far behind the alltime LP bestseller. Elvis Presley's Elvis (1,500,000 copies...
...balloon hung steadily in the eye of the storm. Whenever it rose above a predetermined level, an automatic mechanism released a little of its buoyant gas. Whenever it sank too low, another gadget dropped a bit of ballast. Gentle breezes spiraling inward kept it always close to the storm's calm center...