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Word: holdes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...could hold his own in technical arguments, but his greatest talent was his ability to put a technical point in broad, political perspective and reduce it to plain English. An associate recalls: "He could talk economics in kindergarten terms." This was important because his boss as Secretary of the Treasury was Henry Morgenthau Jr., who had every reason to appreciate a man who could talk in kindergarten terms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INVESTIGATIONS: One Man's Greed | 11/23/1953 | See Source »

...members-or virtually all of Argentina's white-collar workers. In a blunt speech to C.G.T. leaders, Peron warned that they must accept the new federation, and that there will be no wage increases when contracts expire next March. By dividing labor. Peron apparently hopes to hold out against union demands that would set off a new inflationary spiral in Argentina...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARGENTINA: Trimming Labor's Power | 11/23/1953 | See Source »

Dunster defeated Berkeley 7 to 0, scoring in the first period, and then relied on its defense to hold off the late Yale threats...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Branford, Other Yale Teams Victorious in Inter-College Contests | 11/21/1953 | See Source »

...years, it is likely that the Scholars of the House program will continue to turn out creative individualists for many years to come. Now that the system is no longer an experiment at Yale, its founders, with a special eye to Harvard, have strong hopes that it may take hold in other colleges within, the next few years. As one senior noted, "Scholars of the House would do 95 percent of the class no good at all, but for the few who do measure up, it's a great thing...

Author: By Robert M. Oneil, | Title: Yale Boasts Scholars of the House | 11/21/1953 | See Source »

...court ruling compels Fingold to change his decision, the section of the Herbarium slated to hold the Arnold Arboretum collection will remain empty for at least the duration of the trial against the Corporation...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dodge Will Sue Fingold To Compel Arnold Suit | 11/20/1953 | See Source »

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