Word: grabs
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Southern bloc had enough votes to grab one or both jobs if it wanted them. Georgia's energetic Richard Russell, who was the Dixiecrats' choice for President at the national convention in 1948, was talked about. Russell as majority leader, running Senate legislation, might be more than Mr. Truman could bear. Russell himself was not willing to play the role of presidential advocate. Compromise candidates were discussed: Wyoming's New Dealing O'Mahoney, 66, sharp and shrewd but in poor health; New Mexico's Clinton Anderson, 55, a faithful party man but solidly opposed...
Last week Sun Life delivered its own counterblow. To make its stock harder to grab, the officers split the shares 10-for-1. Said a company spokesman: "I think we've stopped the raid." But it already looked as if the Aliens might cash in on their latest "special situation." To keep the loyalty of its other stockholders, jittery Sun Life last week hinted that the $2 dividend rate on the split stock would soon be boosted to $3 a share. If so, Stockholder Allen would get the raise, along with the rest...
Harry Truman did not reach into a hat for him, nor did he grab him from Bill Boyle's ever-ready list of faithful party hacks. Dr. Valentine for years has been the great & good friend of NSRB Chairman W. Stuart Symington, who recommended him for the job. Valentine will operate under Coordinator Symington in the new, complex machinery being set up to run the nation's rearmament effort. Valentine's job: plan price and wage policies, and in the end, when he and the President think it is necessary, clamp on controls. Under Valentine will...
Eddie needed his confidence all the way to the wire. He made no effort to grab an early lead: "When I saw everyone else trying to get to the front, I took back. I must have been seven or eight lengths behind the leaders at one time." A quarter-mile from home he hustled Battlefield out of the pack and set out to collar the leader, Greentree Stable's 13-to-1 Big Stretch, hard ridden by Ted Atkinson. With a sixteenth to go, it was still Big Stretch. Then Arcaro gave his colt a touch of the whip...
Clayton is still the fine passer and play-caller he was last year, but he no longer has Tom Rowe and Dave Beeman to grab his passed and go. He throws mostly to John McDonald, who is of more than average height (6-4) and thus can usually grab a pass; but neither he nor the other end, Vince Marriott, could advance very far after they had caught the ball, which probably made Clayton look less spectacular by comparison with his performances last year...