Word: exacts
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Only the exact timing of Diefenbaker's move came as a surprise. The 23rd Parliament was assured a short life when the voters last June failed to give any party a ruling majority; Diefenbaker's Tories were merely the largest bloc with 113 of the House of Commons' 265 seats. But Diefenbaker had skillfully steered the legislation to put into effect most of his campaign promises, e.g., expanded social security benefits, bigger cash payments to farmers, more revenues to the provinces...
ELECTRONIC BRAIN to automate newspaper press runs has been developed by Radio Corp. of America. System records exact number of copies printed and automatically shuts down presses when desired run is complete, thus, says RCA, "virtually eliminates costly overruns or premature press shutdowns." First installation will be for Detroit News...
What of this year? Without pinning himself to exact numerical predictions, the President declared that "economic growth can be resumed without extended interruption," and he added a promise: "The policies of Government will be directed toward helping to assure this result." Easier credit would spur both homebuilding and federal-state outlays for schools, roads, etc. Increased federal spending for defense would add further economic...
Remembering Lew's sad debut last year, when he first took King Jake Kramer's shilling ($125,000 worth, to be exact) and was whipped by almost every pro he played, a few cynical sports suggested that last week's tight tennis was all an act. But no one with decent eyesight took the sneers seriously; the matches were too tough, too tense to be the least bit phony. In Sydney a fine two-hour contest of four sets sent Pancho to the showers with an aching forearm muscle and a stomach tied in knots. In Adelaide...
...letter to Macmillan, Thorneycroft wrote: "My reason can be shortly stated . . . The government itself must, in my view, accept the same measure of financial discipline as it seeks to impose on others." No less curtly, Macmillan replied: "You say that the [budget] for the next year must be the exact equivalent of the sum spent this year. The rigid application of this formula would do more harm than good . . . This is not a matter of popularity . . . This is a matter of good judgment ... I particularly regret that you should think it necessary to take this step when the difference between...