Word: gained
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Class of '59 did not spend all its time trying to open libraries during its Freshman year. The Union Committee staged an attempt to gain separate but equal parietal hours with those of the upperclassmen. Like most attempts to change parietal hours, this too was unsuccessful. During the fall of its freshman year, '59 also participated in one of the more spirited riots undertaken by Harvard undergraduates. After a pep rally preceding the Yale game, students demonstrated, then charged to Radcliffe. Once at Radcliffe, however, the group suffered from lack of purpose and dismissed after wandering around the Quad without...
...dispute was for control of the powerful, 450,000-member Sugar Workers Federation. To gain a voice in it, the Communists used an old ploy: they headed their slate of candidates with Conrado Becquer, 39, a respected, longtime labor leader. Becquer shot to his feet, denounced the Red list, swept to victory as the Castro candidate for secretary-general by a vote...
...Reds' national committee met and drafted a soothing statement that "the key approach continues to be defending the revolution." Castro himself said nothing, but the sugar union leaders were obviously doing his bidding. While soft on individual Communists, Castro apparently fears that if the Reds gain a wide popular base, such as labor, they will challenge his position as people's hero...
April contracts for future construction rose 31% over a year ago to $3.8 billion, setting a new April record. With construction contracts running 22% ahead of last year for 1959's first four months, industry leaders were upping their forecasts, now expect a gain of up to 13% over the 1958 construction total. Machine-tool orders in April rose to $53.4 million over March's $51.5 million...
...week they worried off to $176. Last fortnight the most aggressive tipster service. I.F.A.S.. rode up the stock of Motor Colombus by 10% in a single day simply by reporting-with no fact or explanation-that it would jump sensationally. Last week the stock lost half its 10% gain, and at least one other hard-touted stock. Columbus Electronic, dropped to less than half the price at which I.F.A.S. recently recommended it as a good...