Word: kari
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...supporters to pitch his campaign this time on a less "intellectual" and more "popular" level, is not only appearing once more as the author of a book, but that he has even dared to include the word "think" in the title. To many this will seem like political hari-kari, or cutting off one's own egghead. If Mr. Stevenson should become President this year, however, his literary activity could bring a new dimension into politics. One can envision future campaigns in which best-seller lists carry more weight than Gallup polls, and during which the Senate might be appalled...
Instead of saying "Good morning," Japanese businessmen in Osaka traditionally say "Moh-kari-makka?" (Are you making any money?) Only a year ago, the answer was a doleful no. The cutback in U.S. procurement following the Korean peace had demoralized dollar-happy industrialists and spotted Japanese headlines with the word fukeiki (depression). But last week the same businessmen, answering the traditional question, beamed a confident yes. ¶ Industrial production was up 13% over 1954, some 85% above...
Although the poll indicated that the G.O.P. had not committed hara-kari in the hearing room, it was not completely cheering to party leaders. Since Southern states are Democratic by a margin of about 4-1, the Republicans need 55% of the vote in other states to keep control of the House. Running with Dwight Eisenhower in 1952, they got 54.9% and a shaky three-seat margin; this year the magic name will not be on the ballot...
Yokohama Mama (Harry Kari; Capitol). In a voice that has the sibilant Oriental inflections of a Peter Lorre, a fellow who calls himself Harry Kari explains how he got snared by a geisha girl...
...defeated favored Veikko Karvonen of Finland, who finished second, and Sweden's Kari Gosta Leandersson, who placed third. In fourth place was Katsuo Nishida of Japan, and Johnny Kelley of Boston University, in fifth place, was the top American on the 26-mile course...