Word: ever
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...defendants in a criminal case had ever had more impressive assistance. Justice Frankfurter adjusted his glasses and cleared his throat. "I will rely on Your Honor to keep me within bounds," he told Federal Judge Samuel H. Kaufman. "Of course, sir," beamed Judge Kaufman...
Rice acreage is bigger than ever, but yields are down because fertilizer, which used to cost $40 a ton, now costs $140. By year's end, because of the influx of refugees and army demands, the island, once self-sustaining, may be short of food. Government monopolies (inherited from the Japanese) and fixed prices for island products make it next to impossible for anyone but the government to export. Imported consumer goods are priced beyond reach of the average Formosan. "The Chinese are squeezing us," complain the islanders. "They put everything into their pockets. They act like people...
...Ever since his rise to power, President Juan D. Perón has been taking potshots at Buenos Aires' independent La Prensa. Last week he fired a broadside. "For a hundred years, "the President told a railway union congress, "La Prensa has pontificated with endless lies and imbecilities...
...DiMaggio brothers, he comes from San Francisco's sandlots. A fortnight ago, upped to the majors from San Francisco of the Pacific Coast League, Dino pulled on a Pittsburgh Pirate uniform, got into the lineup as an outfielder and began cannonading the fences as few pea-green rookies ever had before...
That was after three hours, 57 minutes. Half an hour later, John boated Louis' fish-the biggest black marlin ever caught: 1,006 Ibs. It was 30 pounds heavier and more than a foot longer than the record-breaker caught in New Zealand's Bay of Islands...