Word: lucke
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Greatness of Gertrude. Because the reading public is divided between those who read detective stories and those who consider them trash, the audience for a good detective story is definitely limited, and much smaller than the audience which can, with luck, be reached by a novel of copulation...
...Good luck to Enterpriser Williams...
Draws & Jams. Russia lost again in an effort to postpone the struggle for seats in the all-important Security Council, but with a little luck fared better in the voting. Elected for two years were Australia, Brazil and Poland; for one year, The Netherlands, Egypt and Mexico. Poland, a Soviet candidate, tied with The Netherlands in the voting for a two-year seat, won it in a drawing. Russia helped defeat Canada and elect Australia...
...When luck has been good, the boat churns back to dock about 5 p.m., flying a white flag from an outrigger, denoting that a sailfish has been landed. The first shore stop is usually Pflueger's taxidermist, whose charge for mounting sailfish is up from $10 to $12 a foot. The small-fry albacore, kingfish, bonito, dolphin and snappers (averaging from 6 to 12 Ibs.) are mostly extra gravy for the skipper-to sell, filleted...
...Lockheed is well aware that if its foresight had not been generously mixed with luck, i.e., having the Constellation and P-80 Shooting Star in production at war's end, it would not be sitting on top of the heap now. But Bob Gross sees no reason why it should not stay there. Net profits last year were some $4,500,000, and he expects, barring some calamity, that they may run as high this year from Constellations, P-80 Shooting Stars and planes for the Navy...