Word: laids
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Communists fired 100 shells at Quemoy, overflew Quemoy with MIG-17 jet fighters, dropped no bombs. On Aug. 23 the Communists laid down a tremendous artillery bombardment of 50,000 rounds. On Aug. 24 the Communists fired 40,000 rounds, went into a daily average of 10,000 rounds per day for five days, again held back airpower. On Aug. 29 the Communists kicked off their propaganda onslaught by warning the free world that landing is imminent," warned the Quemoy garrison "to withdraw." Then, two days later, the Communists made a big-and unanticipated-move to scare...
...other papers, which must keep a colder eye on the ledger, laid off most of their newsmen. The Herald Tribune retained key staffers, managed to keep up a normal flow of news to its Paris-printed edition, which delivered without interruption. At the New Dealing Post, Editor James Wechsler heard that Publisher Dorothy Schiff had "furloughed" her men, stalked out on leave without pay, along with his staff. Cooed Dolly: "It's typical of Jimmy's nobility to have done that...
Only a month after the congressional elections that some pundits called a landslide for liberal spenders and a month before the President's budget message goes to Congress-a key congressional Democrat and a key Administration moneyman laid down similar, tough arguments against a spending spree...
...never for a moment out of control." Pollock was much more than "Drool School," conceded the Manchester Guardian. "Rich and splendid design of this quality and on this scale is infinitely rare." The Observer allowed that "the crude impression of a dotty exhibitionist spilling paint aimlessly over a canvas laid flat can be instantly scouted. Never, one surmises, was a pioneer more conscious of the effect he would eventually produce...
...highlighted one of the bull market's chief problems, a shortening supply of stocks. This has made the market so thin that prices move widely up and down on comparatively small sales. To many a market specialist, much of the blame for the thin markets can be laid on the capital gains...