Word: minimum
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...huge Genesee County turnout, born of economic unrest, could swallow him up. He has therefore thrown most of his remarkable energies into holding his own in labor's county. "I will lose the county," he says, "but I'm trying to keep my losses to a minimum. I'm trying to let the laboring man know that there is nothing inconsistent with my being a Republican and being interested in the welfare of the individual worker." Even while trying to stave off losses in Genesee, Chamberlain cannot afford to neglect Ingham and Livingston, and already...
Hammerhead. Trouble is that bourbon faces sharp competition in the battle of straight whiskies against blends, which took over the wartime market. Drinkers acquired a preference for the milder blends against the headhammering effect of 100-proof straight bourbon. To recoup, ; distillers have been lightening bourbon toward the minimum allowable 80 proof, which also cuts the excise tax and lowers retail prices. Such leading brands as Schenley's I.W. Harper, National Distillers' Old Crow and Old Grand-Dad, now come in 86 proof, one reason for the rise of straight whiskies from 9% of the total market...
...three farces will be given "in the round" with a minimum of lighting and technical devices, Hancock stated...
...Harvard should not go back into the NSA on the same level it has maintained in the last few years. The reason for the apparent lack of benefit derived from it is the obvious minimum of effort Harvard has contributed to it. A Council which sends only two members to the National Student Congress cannot hope to remedy NSA's defects. It cannot hope to be well-informed on the resolutions so hastily passed on the floor of the convention, but so thoroughly debated beforehand. It cannot hope to derive full or even partial benefit from either the discussion programs...
Progress in Integration. There is another reason for North Carolina's popularity among Northern-based industries: it has kept integration troubles at a minimum. A strong Stevensonite in '52 and '56, Hodges is an avowed segregationist, but he has pledged that North Carolina will not defy any federal court rulings. The state legislature adopted legislation that provides for token integration now, more later; five schools in three cities now have a total of eleven Negro pupils...