Word: exploits
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...1950s he pushed through a small diversification program, turning out aircraft components and school furniture. But before he could do more, his _ worst fears came true. American Machine & Foundry Co. invaded the bowling market with its automatic Pinspotter, which eliminated pin boys-and started bowling on its boom. To exploit its beachhead, A.M.F. also brought out a full line of bowling equipment and threatened to force Brunswick out of the market. Ted decided that his brother was not using the right tactics to fight the threat. Says Ted: "I went to him and convinced him that I should take over...
Champagne Finish. Even without going into the selection room, Jubilee reports, 51% of Protestant clergymen and 41% of their Roman Catholic brethren feel, according to a recent poll, that undertakers exploit bereaved families at least part of the time. The grief-stricken, notes Psychology of Funeral Service, "are less capable of reasoning than under normal conditions . . . They want to do the accepted thing . . ." And some people's idea of the accepted thing can run as high as a $19,000 casket with "Ever-Seal air, watertight construction, and Ever-Rite adjustable bed, all in a zestful champagne finish...
...instructions to stand by in heavily Democratic Hudson County on election night, grab the predictably heavy pro-Kennedy first returns and flash them to the West Coast, where (because of the time difference) polls would still be open for three hours and there still might be time to exploit a last-minute psychological flurry for Kennedy...
...hole in the lens, and when Funt screens his reliable, inspired shots of women trying on hats or children slurping ice cream, the show still is almost as delightful as Godfrey's guffaws would suggest. So far. benign Big Brother Funt has not run out of situations to exploit, although only 10% of his film footage ever proves usable. Most of it is too dull, and much too embarrassing to be shown. "We get a large number of suggestions." says he, "that reveal a kind of frightening sadism in people. School children ask us to trap their teachers...
...recognition of Communist China, abolition of the draft, and nuclear test ban would never find their way to the small towns and farms of Vermont. The Republicans are acutely aware that they have no positive programs on national affairs; they pitch their campaign to the uninformed audience, hoping to exploit the desire for an unbeatable military force and for a quick relaxation of national and international tension...