Word: gained
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...fact that the Democrats elected a governor of Kentucky and a mayor of Philadelphia was no surprise, but in both cases the margins of victory were considerably bigger than anyone expected them to be. Democrats gained in New Jersey, Connecticut and New York, but not nearly so much as the Democratic administrations there had hoped to gain. Perhaps the most significant results came in weathervane Indiana, where Democrats scored their biggest victory ever in municipal elections. The only national issue that showed through in any of the elections was falling farm income, which had an effect in Kentucky and possibly...
Howe justified the presence of this group stating, "we think we will gain more than we will lose, both in moral and financial support. The great loyalty of the alumni is worth something to us, not just financially...
...apparent split within the Cambridge Civic Association has resulted in the group's failing to gain a majority of seats on the Cambridge City Council. Tabulation of last Tuesday's ballots, announced officially last night, revealed that CCA candidates held only four of the nine Council positions, with the rest going to independents...
...stock market, spurred by news that Standard Oil (New Jersey), the world's No. 1 oil company, planned a 3 for 1 stock split, surged out of its doldrums, wiping out October's losses. The Dow Jones Industrial Average made its largest weekly gain since...
With the Crimson's forward wall in top late-season form, even Zipper Thompson and Piscuskas should be forced to settle for short-gain end runs. The varsity line interior of Captain Bill Meigs, Jan Meyer, John Maher, Tice and Metropoulos have been described by Bruin coach Al Kelley as being "as good as any in the Ivy League and superior, at least, to Yale...