Word: guess
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Despite the formidable volume of prediction concerning the fate of the Third Party, it is impossible to make even an intelligent guess as to the size of the actual vote for Wallace in November. That vote is contingent not only upon the identity of the Republican candidate but upon any changes that may occur in the economic condition of the country between now and election time...
Would the U.S. people stick to their course? The opinion of a visitor may be more pertinent than the guess of a native. This week, in the New York Times maga zine, Barbara Ward, foreign editor of London's Economist, who had made two trips to the U.S. in 1947, wrote: "I believe that the American people-the only people in the world who thought of an ideal first and then built a state around it-will prove in the long run happier, freer, and more creative when they carry that ideal of a free society out into...
...wheat farm near Florence, Ala., where he was born. "I shore'n hell love that red soil," said Ed. "I'm too old to handle a team of mules the way I used to. But I been fixin' up the little old house, and I guess I'll just go there and kind of take it easy...
Looking back on his pre-war all-day clientele. Cambridge pinball initiator Saxe seemed to have discovered the cause of the transformation of the tilting pastime. "I guess the customer wants something new. More action, more high scores...
...open sales.) Sales of breeding bulls bring in another $150,000 or so. But the expenses are huge, too. Real estate taxes run around $200,000, gasoline and oil take $48,000, land-clearing $120,000. The payroll for the 500 employees is over $400,000. At best guess, the ranch this year should net over $1,000,000 before income taxes...