Word: exploited
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...obviously was getting hard to tell just who was doing most to fan the religious issue-those who make a point of it, those who deprecate it, or those who call attention to those who deprecate it. Jack Kennedy, asked whether he agreed that Nixon was trying to exploit prejudice, answered that he was "sure the Vice President does not want this campaign to hinge on a religious debate...
Islanders still talk about Riley Allen's exploit on that Sunday 19 years ago. In 48 years on the Star-Bulletin, he has given them plenty to remember. A lifelong Republican and small-d Democrat. Allen showed his colors privately and in print at every opportunity. In 1912, two years after his arrival in Honolulu from the sports department of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, he sparked the crusade that culminated last year in Hawaiian statehood. He backed legislation-opposed by the islands' powerful sugar and pineapple interests-that opened the public schools to children of imported Oriental laborers...
...operatic excerpts, he responded by including it in almost every recital he sang after that. He also laced his concert programs with popular tranquilizers-De Glory Road, Gwine to Hebb'n, At Dawning. Tibbett probably made more money than his contemporaries because he was the first to exploit the box-office glitter of the Met's name in the world of show business-a practice that Rudolf Bing later frowned upon. He became one of the first U.S. opera singers to make a movie, The Rogue Song, followed it up with a string of schmalzy operettas: New Moon...
...netted more than $1,000,000 a year under Tammen and Bonfils, fell on lean times; of late it has been paying stockholders-Bonfils' daughters and the bank trusts-less than a 3% return. This combination-low yield, diversified ownership -is just the situation that Newhouse likes to exploit. He has had an eye on the Post for five years, but paid his first visit to Denver only two weeks ago. As usual, Newhouse's offer was made in cold cash. He offered $240 a share-a total of $3,600,000-for the 15% block held...
American International College Captain Edward L. Beach, skipper, U.S.S. Triton Sc.D. Citation: "Your most recent exploit in commanding the largest submarine in existence during an historic submerged voyage around the globe has won for you and your crew the admiration of the world you circled...