Word: gain
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Upcoming municipal elections should help to prevent violence in some cities, particularly where blacks hold or seek high office. Newark Negroes, sensing an opportunity to gain control of the city government in next May's elections, have reason for restraint; they wish to do nothing to help Anthony Imperiale, who bases his candidacy on white fear of the Negroes. Blacks in Cleveland are likely to reunite behind Negro Mayor Carl Stokes, who is up for re-election this fall. The mayoral campaign of Negro City Councilman Tom Bradley in Los Angeles has helped to rally that city...
After so many costly failures to gain Ap Bia's summit, some U.S. soldiers were dispirited. "There were lots of people in Bravo company [which had borne the brunt of the casualties] who were going to refuse to go up again," one soldier said. "There'd been low morale, but never before so low-because we felt it was all so senseless." Two other battalions from the 101st and a battalion from the Vietnamese 1st Division were brought up as reinforcements. On May 18, two battalions-all of their men loaded down with 40 magazines of rifle ammunition...
...really meant it-or whether it was only rhetoric intended to strengthen the Communists' bargaining position before they enter serious peace negotiations. Most likely, it was part of the present effort to test the resolve of the new American President and to determine whether the Communists can gain the most by fighting or by talking -or by continuing to do both...
...weeks as he had pounds to lose. If he makes his specified weight by that deadline, he is paid 1½ of his annual salary; the bonus will be renewed every year for as long as he stays in trim. Thus a $20,000-a-year man stands to gain $300 annually...
Lowe is sure that the company will gain. He figures that for every executive who keels over too soon, the company must spend twice his annual salary training a replacement. Additional savings are expected from slimmer expense accounts, since traveling executives can be expected to switch from steak and Scotch to Metrecal...