Word: fortnightlies
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...press conference a fortnight ago, President Eisenhower was closely questioned by reporters on a vital subject: Is the U.S. military establishment strong enough? The President sought to strike a note of caution-and balance-in his replies. Any appraisal of our military strength, he said, must take into account all its elements. And, said the President, with an emphasis that was noteworthy in any Army man, let us not overlook the Navy. "No one," he said, "has talked about that...
...fortnight ago, as the SED celebrated its tenth anniversary in East Berlin's Metropol theater, a count by West German Socialists showed that 657 top Socialist leaders were in East German or Soviet prisons. In the lower echelons, the number of former Socialists jailed or killed could only be estimated, but it amounted to thousands. Socialists had been removed from all positions of importance in East Germany. Communist in all but name were Grotewohl, now the jowly Premier of East Germany, and Ebert (son of the Weimar Republic's first President), now the alcoholic mayor of East Berlin...
...young artist a one-man show is the best way to become known. But this comes at a price: up to $500 for a fortnight's rent on the Left Bank, $750 or more on the right. In addition, the artist must usually crank out his own publicity, pay a critic (in cash or paintings) to write a catalogue preface, try to talk an aperitif manufacturer into serving free drinks. Even then the gallery pockets 20% to 33% of the sales...
...better home. These people know what was wrong with the old one." In these words, Chicago Builder George Goldman summed up a growing problem for housebuilders. More and more home buyers are finding things wrong with the general run of houses on the market, demanding better value. In Washington fortnight ago, 103 specially chosen U.S. women were invited by the Housing and Home Finance Agency to list some of the wrongs...
...entered. Enzo Ferrari's speedsters have racked up more road and track victories than any other cars in the world. Last year Ferraris thundered first across the finish line in 93 races. This year they have won Grand Prix trophies from Buenos Aires to Sebring, Fla. Last fortnight for the first time, Ferraris captured the first five places in the trick)7, curve-filled Mille Miglia, which even for Italian drivers is the world's toughest open-road race...