Word: jumped
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...doctor; in all Laos there is not one helicopter. In Samneua-the province in greatest danger of Communist takeover, where an 800-square-mile area is now controlled by Communist rebels-a surrounded paratroop company could not be reinforced by troops waiting to jump in and help; they had no parachutes at hand...
Personal Finance. A key sign of better living standards is the steady rise in consumer spending, which has jumped $20 billion in the last year to its present record of $311 billion; consumer durable goods alone account for $44 billion. By next spring, consumer buying is expected to top $325 billion annually-as much as the total gross national product a decade ago. To spur the rise, personal income, up $20.6 billion in the past year, is expected to jump almost $20 billion in the next twelve months...
Before Sailing. In Bonn, West Germany, new fire instruction signs in a nine-story parliament building read: "It is forbidden to jump out of top-floor windows without authorization of professional fire brigade...
...large rise in business loans, which have soared from a recession low of $52 billion in May 1958 to $58 billion last month. Heavy Government financing ($13 billion deficit last year), a record volume of state and local fund-raising in the first half of 1959, and a jump in consumer credit have added to the competition for funds. Following the surge, interest rates on bank business loans in 19 major cities went from 4.17% in 1958's second half to 4.87% in June -and are expected to go higher (see chart...
...little Second Baseman Nellie Fox now forms the nucleus of the White Sox defense. At bat, Aparicio is hitting only .260, but his speed makes him the most dangerous man in the league, once he gets on base. He leads the majors with stolen bases (36), gets such a jump on the pitcher in his first few pumping strides that Manager Al Lopez generally leaves it to him to go whenever he sees the chance. "I don't worry about hitting the long ball/' says Aparicio, "just about getting to first. After that, I know I am going...