Word: fair
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...appearance at Grand Rapids the turning point of their campaign; Pennsylvania's bickering, despondent Republican chiefs, still in deep trouble, were astonished and encouraged by the reception that Democratic Philadelphia gave the Republican Vice President. When Nixon finished a speech at a Republican rally at the Maryland State Fair Grounds, G.O.P. State Chairman Eldred Rinehart rushed up to a Nixon aide, grabbed him by the sleeve and pleaded: "We've got to get him back here to work the Eastern Shore...
...conforms to the Massachusetts norm, but Foster Furcolo emerges as a better risk than his Republican opponent Sumner G. Whittier. Furcolo's program, while not remarkable, is generally constructive by comparison with that of his Republican rival. He promises to use his experience in Federal government to obtain a "fair share" of grant-in-aid funds for highways and schools in a state that is traditionally short-changed in government spending. Furcolo has also proposed the establishment of a network of regional colleges, a state scholarship program, a new medical and dental college, increased old age assistance, and a stronger...
Stevenson made fair headway, considering that the police were outnumbered, 5,000 to 30. Stevenson shook hands gallantly down the runway, through doorways, and even from inside his Cadillac. The car was unable to start as the hands were still clutching Adlai's, so the police began to move the crowd away. One supporter found himself being carried away, feet first. But he smiled back at Stevenson and cried, "Don't you worry, Adlai. It's OK. It's not your fault...
...Evil. The fact that so many shows are sold out for months in advance to benefit theater parties makes it easier for the scalper to operate, since the parties drastically curtail the supply of available tickets. In its first 3½ months, for example, 54 out of the 120 Fair Lady performances were completely sold out to benefit parties. At the non-benefit performances, 80% of the balcony and 20% of the orchestra seats are sold through direct-mail requests. At best, the 70-odd licensed ticket brokers divide up the remaining 650 orchestra seats, are legally entitled to sell...
...Problem Child Is Made. Queen Victoria could never understand why parents as admirable as herself and Prince Consort Albert should have had an heir like "Bertie." Most of the people at court took instinctively to the "fair little lad," but, according to palace gossip, the Queen thought him "stupid" from the very start, and "in all [her] published letters which range over the Prince's childhood, there is not one word of praise for his character, not a single endearing anecdote, not a trace of pride or pleasure in his personality." Bertie detested pedantry and loved people. His parents...