Word: gainers
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Great Britain's controlled competition, Pan Am had made a brisk first down. It had cut its New York to London fares from $572 to $275. Then Britain had Pan Am penalized: its flights were cut from five a week to two. Pan Am tried a ground gainer: it offered to raise its fares to $375, as suggested by Britain. But Britain called time out, and appealed to the umpire...
...Biggest gainer in popularity, Michigan's Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg...
...within 35 miles of Berlin, included coal and iron in German Silesia, the transportation centers of Breslau and Küstrin and some 200 miles of Baltic seacoast, with the great port of Danzig and Berlin's seaport, Stettin. In industrial value, at least, Poland was the gainer; what Russia had taken from her was largely agricultural...
...U.S.S.R., lose what respect they had for the U.S. and Britain. In Salzburg, near the Austro-German border, TIME Correspondent William Walton last week found a scandalous situation which not only enhanced this possibility but suggested another one-that in the long run Naziism may be the gainer. Cabled Walton...
...fans largely overlooked the line battle for the more spectacular antics of Les Horvath, 165-lb. Buckeye backfield wonder. Horvath, who turned down $6,000 a season with the Cleveland (pro) Rams in order to finish his Ohio State dental course, is the Big Nine's top ground-gainer with 669 yards. With his mates paving the way in a seesaw battle, he twice brought the Buckeyes from behind, scored their last two touchdowns. Final score: Ohio State 18, Michigan...