Word: forward
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...that time, there was no hint of the famed Musial batting crouch. He began leaning forward a trifle in 1942, his first full season in St. Louis, and hit a respectable .315. His salary did not figure to make him rich, but he remembered one of the reasons why Eddie Dyer advised him to become a Cardinal-the possibility of a share of World Series money. His first two years in big-league baseball, thanks partly to Musial, the Cardinals won the pennant. His shares amounted...
...President Frank Stanton rallied gamely. It is important, said Stanton, "to have color TV come quickly by the best available system . . ." Looking ahead to this month's important hearings before FCC, he added: "CBS color TV has been proved through numerous tests and demonstrations . . . We will look forward to studying similar tests and demonstrations of the latest RCA system...
...that, Ohio's Vorys had a persuasive answer. By putting through half of the plan now, he argued, "we are showing our good faith, our willingness to go forward. By reserving action on the other half, we will in effect give notice to all of the governments concerned, including our own, to come up soon with an overall plan...
Suspended Judgment. Next day it became evident that Hathorn's testimony-and that of other witnesses-had made a different impression at the White House. The President stepped forward at his weekly press conference, with Harry Vaughan in the background drawn up to a militiaman's position of attention, and angrily denounced the investigation as unfair...
Good Years & Bad. Embarrassed by the Post series, Aroostook farmers rushed forward with explanations. They argued, as every farmer does, that good years only made up for many bad ones, and that their business is at the mercy of the weather. They pointed out that potato raising is an expensive business, with all the costs of planting, harvesting and shipping to come out of their Government checks. But even the potato lobby in Washington (headed by Senator Owen Brewster) had realized that it had begun to overdo...