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Word: disasterous (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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This, it seems to us, is where the Army of the United States has set foot on a difficult and dangerous road. What in effect is the army saying to men who may be captured in the future? Is it not forcing them to consider two impossible choices: one of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Judgments & Prophecies, Oct. 11, 1954 | 10/11/1954 | See Source »

"The program is not yet completed," said Ike. "There is much to be done, and we shall keep on working. We shall keep on despite those misguided and irresponsible people who, hoping for individual political advantage, spread fear-fear of war, fear of atomic disaster, fear of international catastrophe, fear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: We Shall Ride Forward | 10/4/1954 | See Source »

Less dramatic, but equally worrisome to the national Republican Party, was the fact that the winning margin of G.O.P. Senator Margaret Chase Smith was off twelve percentage points from her margin in 1948. Likewise the winning margins of her three congressional running mates were off by an average twelve percentage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ELECTIONS: Remember Maine | 9/27/1954 | See Source »

¶Five Southern states (Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina) are designated drought disaster areas. Farmers in those states will get increased subsidies for purchase of Government-owned feed for livestock.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AGRICULTURE: Toward Less Control | 9/27/1954 | See Source »

Last week the town of Follansbee, W. Va. (pop. 4,435) was up in arms over the latest Richmond deal. What upset the townspeople was an announcement by Republic Steel Corp. that it would buy most of the production facilities of 142-year-old Follansbee Steel Corp., the company that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CORPORATIONS: Tycoon (j.g.) | 9/27/1954 | See Source »

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