Word: gainly
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...evidence presented to this committee clearly indicates that Senator Bilbo improperly used his high office as United States Senator for his personal gain in his dealings with war contractors...
...astrology columns reach Stalin he can read horoscopes which make as much sense as many columns of weighty political analysis. On Dec. 21 the Journal-American's Frances Drake advised: "[You are] sometimes too obstinate for the success that can be yours. . . . Correct the tendency to value material gain too highly." The Daily News's Marion Drew was still more specific...
Russia's interest in the Dardanelles and the Middle East is not one of adventurous postwar opportunism. It antedates the Communist Revolution, and will not be abated (though it may be hushed) by Western "firmness and patience." To gain the Dardanelles and the Middle East, Russia was actually willing in 1940 to join the Axis and in 1943 to sign a separate peace with Germany. This is not rumor or speculation; it is fact set down in black & white detail in documents captured in Germany and now in the hands of the U.S. State Department. The story these documents...
...about 40 percent of box-office price. Thus, while many of the best seats in the Garden were empty, Harvard fans witnessed the play form directly behind one of the baskets or in small groups mixed in with the rafters and lighting fixtures. If Harvard athletics is to gain local support without incurring the wrath of its best fans, some plan akin to the cheering-section arrangement should be worked out. A single block of seats, located along the side of the court and stretching from the floor to the upper sections would satisfy both spectators and Garden officials...
...granted television rights to CBS last month. Last week the Yankees signed with DuMont Television, the Giants with NBC. Televisers were paying "a nice figure" for their privileges, and rates would jump if sponsors were found. Would park attendance slump? Yankee Skipper Larry MacPhail thought not. "We'll gain two fans for every one we lose," said he. He might not be far wrong. There are only 7,000 television receivers in the New York area...