Word: earned
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...odds with the party's state leaders, Butler urged all Democrats to "work with the regular organization." Up popped handsome Richard Graves,, defeated Democratic candidate for governor last year, who proceeded to insult Butler to his face while 1,000 delegates cheered. The party leadership, he snapped, "must earn its right to lead." Graves thereupon analyzed Democratic troubles. "We have stood in the long shadow of Roosevelt and Truman," he cried, and apparently "can only win when people are hungry. We must be able to win in time of prosperity. We must be a party of principle and program...
...make up extra cuts before the end of a term, but once the term is past, he must undergo extra exercise. No matter how a person may attempt to dodge the system Parker is likely to be at least one step ahead of him. If he doesn't earn the necessary credits in his sophomore year, "fine," says Parker; if not in his junior year, "fine again"; "but they cannot graduate without...
...since. Last week Commissioner Anslinger, 62, a Pennsylvania Dutchman who knows more about the worldwide drug traffic than any other man on earth. reported to the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee a growing narcotic menace: Communist China's $60 million-a-year dope trade, deliberately and officially pursued to earn foreign exchange, "finance political activities, and spread addiction among free peoples...
...cards have kept him in contention with such seasoned campaigners as onetime Amateur Champion Gene Littler, Tommy Bolt and U.S. Open Champion Ed Furgol. With only four more tournaments to go, Mike has finished in the money often enough that, barring a complete collapse, he is almost certain to earn an invitation to the Masters...
...flat 25% on his entire profit. In any case, the tax cannot exceed 25% of the gain. Under the graduated income tax scale, to benefit from the 25% maximum a single man must have an income of at least $18,000; a household head must earn $24,000; and a husband and wife filing a joint return must have a combined income of at least...