Word: maintainence
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...American Bar Association President Charles Rhyne appeared at Duke University, made a strong argument for a world rule of law. "War with Russia," said the A.B.A.'s Rhyne (TIME, May 5), "is as certain as tomorrow's sunrise unless a formula or mechanism can be developed to maintain peace other than through arms." That being the stark fact, Rhyne suggested that it was high time for the U.S. State Department under International Lawyer John Foster Dulles to set up a new section staffed with experts to concentrate on law as a positive weapon in achieving and maintaining peace...
Four-game winner Dave Brigham will go to the mound for the home team, seeking to maintain his outstanding 1.73 league earned run average. Penn will probably start Junior Leonard Weed, whose knuckleball may spell trouble for the Crimson. The varsity batters have not made very inspiring showings against the "junk" pitchers that they have faced so far this year...
...profit margins dwindled this year, investors awaited dividend meetings with forebodings of bad news. Last week they got a pleasant surprise from some of the industries hardest hit-by the recession-steel, autos and other consumer durables. Two of the U.S.'s biggest steel companies voted to maintain their dividends, even though first-quarter earnings were below the dividend rates. Bethlehem Steel reported first-quarter earnings of 52? a share, but voted to continue paying the 60? dividend, drawing on reserves, said
...note carefully: this was the old asserting its youthfulness, and youth had to fight back to maintain its right to be young. Today, of course, every young man strives to gain maturity before his time. But when hearts were light in summer's season, youthfulness was at a premium, and carried no generation's brand. Common property, it had to be defended to be possessed...
...them as "traditional." Somebody had to throw the first handful of confetti, but who ever it was remains unknown. There are theories, of course, which account for the origin of the confetti battle. Some claim it originated when Tree Day rites were in fact Tree Day riots; others maintain that; pre-game rallies generated confetti throwing...