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Word: offs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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"People Paid Attention."The Huntley-Brinkley combination is the product of pure chance. In 1956, planning coverage of the national party conventions, NBC decided to send in some fresh faces, dispatched Huntley from New York and Brinkley from Washington, expecting them to spell each other. They made it a team...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: The Evening Duet | 10/19/1959 | See Source »

Another memorable letter in their heavy fan mail came from a woman whose devotion made them wince. She and her husband were so attached to the show, she said, that when they went to sleep at night, they always used the Huntley-Brinkley sign-off, one of them saying, "Good...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: The Evening Duet | 10/19/1959 | See Source »

Ford showed off its new Edsel, Mercury and Lincoln lines. The Edsel has been completely redesigned for 1960, has lost the oval hole in the grille. Chrysler's Plymouth hit the showrooms with a new unitized-frame construction for its 24 models, pronounced tail fins, completely new body styling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STATE OF BUSINESS: Rush in the Showrooms | 10/19/1959 | See Source »

But even the basically sound economy has taken some hard body blows. August machine tool orders were down 17.3% to an estimated $52.4 million as manufacturers held off ordering machines until they were sure of having the steel to feed them. Sales of manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers dropped $2.2 billion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Bare Shelves | 10/19/1959 | See Source »

The success of Treasury Secretary Anderson's magic fives caused many private money authorities to think that the worst pinch in the money market may be over and rates may level off. While Anderson will be competing with the heavy seasonal demand by business for funds to finance the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: The Magic Fives | 10/19/1959 | See Source »

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