Word: interested
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...visible wirepulling, showed no interest in kingmaking, and-except for visits with aging, trigger-tempered Teamster Chief Dan Tobin-he steered clear of smoke-filled rooms. With beet-faced vehemence, he denied a rumor which had gotten to Cincinnati before him-that he was hell bent to boot old Dan out of office and grab the teamsters' presidency for himself. "Mr. Tobin," he said, with dignity, "is like a father...
...modern Harvard man is showing a general lack of interest in the Classics, with both Latin and Greek attracting less than ten concentrators apiece. Least popular fields range from Semitic to such combinations as History-Science, Science, and Government-Philosophy...
What's a Bargain? Last week, when bear growls could be plainly heard, the bond market was turning perversely bullish. Ordinarily, rising bond prices have preceded bull markets (as bond prices go up and their interest yield declines, common stocks grow more attractive). Last week, with stocks falling, long-term Treasury bonds, which set the bond market trend, rose above their Federal Reserve support-price for the first time since July...
...wedding came out when he was sued recently for divorce) manages the Manhattan dominion of the empire, while Jake tends more to the colonies. They often work together on producing, have turned out as many as 16 shows in one season. Their formula: "All plays have to have love interest. If you have no love interest, you have no play...
...list of these guests is a striking comment on the interest which the profession has in the fellowships. Publishers like Arthur Sulzberger, Joseph Pulitzer, Mrs. Helen Reid, Marshall Field, John and Gardner Cowles have all come to Cambridge. John Dos Passos, Bernard DeVoto, and Lewis Mumford have represented authors; working correspondents like William Shirer, John Gunther, Arthur Krock, and Vincent Sheean keep the vacationing newsmen up to date...