Word: closers
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Wyoming, George Wilson in Iowa. But he was in an odd and disconcerting predicament. As Columnist Walter Lippmann pointed out: "In most if not all of these uncertain states the Democratic candidates are not only more attractive to independent and progressive voters but are, on the great issues, much closer to Governor Dewey and more likely to support him ... In order to keep Senator Vandenberg as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, it is necessary for Governor Dewey ... to work for the election of Republican Senators who have always opposed . . . Senator Vandenberg...
...week's end Ben-Gurion was beaming. For the first time since May, Israel had a wide, firm land corridor to her settlements in the Negeb. Israeli forces were also hammering closer & closer to Gaza, chief Arab supply base on the coast. Politician Ben-Gurion also hoped that U.N. delegates in Paris, now discussing Palestine, would agree with Israel that the best solution was an old formula: possession is nine points...
...West Virginia, Senator Chapman Revercomb is probably closer to being a lame duck than any extant Republican. Although Dewey & Co. will be saddened to see Revercomb depart, they will undoubtedly be a bit relieved. Revercomb is roughly two miles to the right of present party leadership, and his public utterances often make even John Bricker look a little pink. Neely, his Democratic opponent, has strong labor support, including a thunderous blessing from John L. Lewis...
Speed is essential. The United Nations must send troops into Palestine to keep the peace. But its responsibility does not stop there. Taking advantage of the arms embargo on Israel, the Arabs would welcomes a chance for unmolested rearmament. The longer such a truce lasted without settlement, the closer would be the danger of total war in the Near East. Once the Security Council has forcibly established order, it must stop stalling and come quickly to a satisfactory permanent solution...
...bank was also unimpressed with the steelmen's fear that the new pricing system will force many plants to move closer to their steel supply. The manufacturer's steel bill, said the bank, was only one consideration in placing his plant. Others were labor, transportation, and markets. Snapped the bank: "The full impact of the change in our economy will not be apparent for some time, and investigators should not be misled by pat arguments which seem to furnish easy answers to complex problems...