Word: held
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...hotly contested 10th district, Democrat John L. Saltonstall Jr. held a slim lead over incumbent Congressman Laurence Curtis. With only a few districts yet to report, the count stood...
...attempt by Williams College Professor James M. Burns to take away the Republican--held Congressional seat in the first district fell flat. State Senator Silvio O. Conte won by a very comfortable margin...
...Faculty Committee on Athletics held a banquet with the UAC last night, but Noble said no formal action was taken on the matter. However, he added that the Faculty Committee is "pretty definitely in favor" of the UAC's action...
...facts hardly supported Balderston's fear of a credit burst. Consumer credit has held fairly steady this year (see chart), as consumers cautiously kept from stepping up credit buying. Furthermore, payoffs have been good; the Veterans Administration reported last week that veterans holding G.I. home loans have set a "remarkable" record by paying off some $11 billion in home mortgage debts...
...production last week reached 69,599 units v. 45,387 the week before, and prospects are for a production of 75,000 this week. Production was still held back by wildcat strikes at General Motors, but other carmakers hiked schedules. Chrysler hopes to increase production 15% this week. Ford's Mercury-Edsel-Lincoln division plans a 40% hike, and Studebaker-Packard scheduled a 50% rise; with Ramblers running off the line at an alltime peak, American Motors raised schedules...