Word: marginals
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...constitutional right to "freedom of expression" (a right which is profitably exercised by such famed columnist-M.D.s as Chicago's Herman Bundesen and Walter Alvarez). Nor have dental society officials criticized the content of his columns, which frequently urge "consultation with your family dentist." By a margin of only five votes (79 to 74) Dentist Garvin's colleagues voted nonetheless to sustain his expulsion...
...businessmen who pride themselves on inside dope, Wall Streeters were caught flat-footed last week. The Federal Reserve Board announced what no one on the street had expected: a cut in margin requirements (money that must be put up to buy stock on credit) from 70% to 50%. For a few heady hours next day, the market marched uphill. But before day's end it had marched right down again. It closed the week at 444.12 on the Dow-Jones industrial average, up 5.44 points, mostly on gains made before the announcement...
...Strategic Air Command's 2,000-odd B-47 medium-jet bombers and hundreds of heavy 6-52 intercontinental jet bombers hold an overwhelming power margin over the U.S.S.R., reported the monthly Missiles and Rockets magazine last week. The proof, said M. and R., is that SAC aircraft are conducting "numerous and continuing" reconnaissance missions over the U.S.S.R., and the Russians have not been able to stop them. "It is true that modern Russian fighters attack our bombers with major advantages of altitude, speed and maneuverability. It is also true that they score hits. But so far no attacks...
Reider maintained this margin, but Yale's Ed Slowik passed the Crimson's Art Cahn just before the pass to the anchor-men. Slowik's brother John, who previously had finished second in the Farrell 500, fought off several challenges by Ed Martin of the Crimson, and finally pulled away at the gun-lap to win by some ten yards...
...full-court zone press by the varsity had cut the Cornell margin from eight points to a single point with a minute and a half left. Guard Mike Donohue, in for Bobby Repetto, who had fouled out earlier, came up with a loose ball and the varsity immediately called time out. Coach Wilson set up a play, and with a half-minute remaining, the shot missed and the Big Red captured the rebound...