Word: fasts
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...cheese in Washington's flossy Mayflower Hotel. "Soviet propagandists have had a field day in recent months pounding away at American free enterprise." And just in case some complacent citizens, including a few drowsy ones in his audience, did not know that the Soviet economy is coming up fast to make it a real race, Dulles ticked off some dry facts...
...Russia's gross national product, already second largest in the world, although less than half that of the U.S., is rising twice as fast...
...Silky suddenly ran out of steam-and the race was still up front, where Jewel's Reward was faltering but Tim Tarn was steadily closing on Lincoln Road. At the wire, it was Tim Tarn by half a length. Lincoln Road, hanging on gamely, was second. Noureddin, a fast-finishing long shot, was third. Silky was a sad twelfth. The red comet from California had fizzled out in the gaudy glare of the Derby. The hangover from the carnival still belonged to a brief, bright legend; the real horse race and the regal $118,000 went to the best...
...Administration has become entangled by its own double-talk and mouthwash slogans. "Peace, Progress, and Prosperity" expressed a hopeful note which somewhere turned sour. A successful military man should know that last war's weapons fast become obsolete, yet defunct ideas and empty symbols still dominate the President's approach to recession recovery. The White House, for example, was exceedingly cruel when it suggested recently that the unemployed were being uncooperative by their failure to buy more goods. Luxury items, to be sure, are selling close to pre-recession levels, but the rich are patriotic and will always pull hard...
Racing under the fast conditions of flat water and an eight-mile tail wind, the varsity sped over the mile and three-quarters Lake Carnegie course in 8:40.6. The previous record of 8:41.4 was set by Cornell...