Word: gained
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...prospering Territory of Ohio, bounded by Pennsylvania on the east and Indiana on the west, wishes to gain entrance into the United States. Long isolated amid friendly but more favored neighboring States, Ohio Territory might be a valuable asset to the Union. But before taking action on the far-reaching proposal, Congress must carefully consider the possible drawbacks of a potential 48th State...
Risks and Gain. Whether Rab Butler's budget results in a durable coronation-year glow or a mere one-day spark depends largely on a gamble he is deliberately taking. He wants tax savings plowed back into business, not distributed as profits...
...victory," crowed Die Vaderland. "The brutal reality is that we are two nations . . ." said the Cape Argus. Cunningly, Daniel Malan tried to close the white ranks to his own political advantage. He offered a coalition with "all those who accept apartheid in full sincerity," hoping thereby to gain the two-thirds majority which he needs, but does not have, to 1) disenfranchise 48,000 half-caste voters in Cape Province, 2) eliminate English as an equal official language, 3) snap the last tenuous threads that bind South Africa to the Commonwealth...
...undergraduates are far from "scared." They are just being smart. They do not intend to be bored by, to use Professor Schlesinger's own words, a "second-rate actor and a third-rate novelist." The students are showing intelligence by refusing to waste time on mediocrity who attempt to gain attention by striking radical poses...
Employment last week was at a record peak for spring (61.5 million) and so were wages (average factory earnings of $1.74 an hour, up 10? over a year ago). In 1953's first quarter, the building industry showed a 6% gain in new construction over 1952's first quarter - a strong indication for continued prosperity...