Word: goals
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Solemnly Charles de Gaulle appointed an "interministerial commission" of eight, headed by himself, to survey the problem, promote childbearing measures (goal 12,000,000 fine babies in ten years), "artificial repopulation by controlled and directed immigration," and the repopulation of rural areas by migration from the cities...
...Constantinople," breathed the Tsarina, "the goal of 200 years of Russian diplomacy...
After six months of experimentation, the Army raised the December production goal from 100,000 to 400,000 cells a day. For this the new plant needed 1,500 full-time workers. In Madison, no such labor supply existed. RayOVac President W. W. Cargill decided to form a civic committee to mobilize bank officers, professors, corporation executives, housewives and white-collar workers with free evenings and leisure time. Fortunately, the work was simple. Anyone could learn some job in ten minutes...
...Montreal to the pro Canadiens, he first broke a leg, then an arm, then a leg. Now the Canadiens' freak left-handed right wing, he has shed his bad luck but kept his knack for breaking things. This week he broke the National Hockey League's goal-scoring record...
Taking a third period pass, Montreal's swarthy Rocket powered his 175 Ibs. in on Goalie McCool of the Toronto Maple Leafs, let fly a shot that rang up his 45th goal of the season. For six minutes 13,961 Montreal hockey bugs whistled, applauded, cluttered the ice with paper. Richard's shot snapped a 27-year-old record, and he still had eight games to go. (Those eight games might bring the league-leading Canadiens-won 33, tied 4, lost 5-a record, too; they need six victories to beat their own 1943-44 mark...