Word: marginally
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Angry Rival. "Pete" Williams' margin was narrow, but it left no doubt that Meyner is now in command of the Jersey Democrats. At the beginning of the campaign, Williams, a personable, articulate Oberlin and Columbia law graduate who was twice elected to Congress from normally Republican Union County, was a vote-drawing favorite. Then dissident Democrats in boss-ridden Hudson County broke with Meyner over patronage. Against Williams they put up John J. Grogan, 44, mayor of Hoboken and president of the Shipbuilders Union. Williams' hopes were dimmed further when New Jersey's un-merged A.F.L...
Commercial banks, which historically paid only 2% to 2¼% on savings accounts, must now pay 3% to compete for funds and do not have much margin for operations if prime rates drop any lower than 4%. As a result of the cost squeeze, says one New York banker, "there has been no lending at all in New York below the 4% prime rate so far. And there are very few exceptions out of town. The loan ratios are high in all categories, and sentiment is firm against lowering the prime rate...
Presbyterian's strong doubles teams provided the winning margin, as the singles were split evenly. Brownlow and Hoffman easily defeated Junta and Sears, 6-4, 6-2, and Potter and Shakespeare edged the Sophomore pair of Gallwey and Vinton...
...final event, however, he showed his true stature. Bent on revenge against Betts in the 220, Landau came off his blocks fast and held his margin for the entire distance to win in 21 seconds flat, a new Harvard record culminating a spectacular afternoon...
...varsity wins were registered by Perry Driggs, who defeated Dick Manning, 2 and 1, and Dave Beadie, who downed Larry Martin, also by a 2 and 1 margin...