Word: indexes
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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William Randolph Hearst's noisy New York Journal-American last week quietly admitted that the quiet Philadelphia Bulletin is now the No. 1 U.S. afternoon newspaper. For years the Journal-American has carried a 9-point-bold line in its Page One index: "Largest circulation of any evening newspaper in America." Last week the "in America" read "in New York City...
...Sill; one was at Princeton; two were lost in the middle west; another was en route to Murmansk, probably. Everybody else was the same way, and soon it would be a destroyer and godknowswhere for the Vag. They had wept when they left, but Vag was happy. With the index finger gone, the other four were meaningless. Soon he would escape the ghost, and would not have to see the teddy-bear in the window of the yellow frame building. That teddy bear would be Harvard, if only he had gold markings. Vag didn't mind leaving...
...Congress itself. Republicans and Democrats alike were casting about for the man or men who could set forth a program of principles which they could follow, in all conscience. These, the very men supposed to generate leadership, were leaderless. The spectacle of Congress thrashing about was a significant index to the national need...
...finally she produced a revolver and threatened to shoot herself. I did not believe her, but of course I had to be chivalrous and put my hand over the revolver. And don't think the bitch failed to press the trigger!" Munch emerged minus part of his left index finger and his desire for marriage...
Hope for the Future. As an index of the Army's serious need, the 1944 goal for ordinary heavy-duty tractors stands at 96% above 1943's production. And 1943 production for the Army was 100% above 1942. For the new high-speed giants the goal is 50% above last year. It would be much higher if there were any hope of reaching...