Word: jumped
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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This year the resentments of the well-to-do are fueled by a $60 million slump in exports (caused mostly by the drop in commodity prices) and new import duties to pay for Trujillo's $5,000,000 arms purchases abroad. But few are willing to jump from passive opposition to active rebellion by joining Trinitaria at home or one of the exile groups abroad. They fear now that revolution might lead to Castro-style measures against themselves...
...broad jump, Indiana's Greg Bell confessed that he was not in tiptop condition: "I'll have to do it on the first jump." That he did. Hitting the mark at a sprinter's clip. Bell jackknifed forward and landed at 26 ft. 7 in., equaling his best distance-a jump that stands second only to Jesse Owens' 1935 record of 26 ft. 8¼ in. The pressure on Russia's Igor Ter-Ovanesyan was so intense that he fouled repeatedly, had to settle for 25 ft. 9¼ in. and second place...
...from U.S. victories in the women's 100-meter and 200-meter dashes, Russia's swift and sturdy ladies took most of the scoring honors, 67 to 40. But in the men's events. U.S. domination was never in doubt. The Red team captured the high jump, a few more distance events and the decathlon. It could not match double U.S. wins in the 200-meter, 800-meter and 1,500-meter races, and a sweep of the relays as the American men ran off with the track meet by the score...
Most significant in the move to new ground, said the Labor Department, is the 500,000 jump in nonagricultural employment to the 60 million mark for the first time. Since agricultural employment is more subject to seasonal variances, the nonagricultural gain indicates a broad base of strength that is likely to increase. In addition to a steady employment increase, the Labor Department expects the rate of unemployment (which stayed steady in June because of the seasonal influx of students and June graduates) to drop to around 2,500,000 by October, between 3.5% and 4% of the work force...
Although each of the states was represented last year, three are missing this summer, and Alaska and Hawaii have students attending. After a surprising jump last year, the number of Massachusetts residents attending the school dropped slightly. The Middle Atlantic states--New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania--increased their representation...