Word: offsets
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Fairchild makes a good, respectable impression, but lights no emotional fires. His biggest campaign asset is Wisconsin's Democratic Organizing Committee, which carried the state for Truman in 1948. A dedicated and well-organized group, the Committee can bring out the city precinct vote which might offset McCarthy's rural strength...
...emphasized that the Democrats are "hard pressed to offset the probable electoral effect" of these attacks. "The hammering of the communist issues is calcu- lated to weaken the loyalties of certain religious and nationalistic groups which are traditionally Democratic...
...Tories had still another cheerful item to offset the bad economic news Britons have lately been reading. Next February will see the end of the non-branded, inferior gasoline called "pool petrol," used in British cars for the past 13 years. Back will come brand names-Shell, BP, Esso-and premium price high-octane gasolines, at 63^ the imperial gallon, about 4? more than standard gas. In preparation for the happy return of competition, oil companies began training their employees in such forgotten amenities as cleaning the windshield and wearing a smile...
Last weeK Democratic Vice Presidential candidate John Sparkman campaigned through Iowa, talking mostly about prosperity. While Iowa's prosperity will help the Democratic cause with the purse-minded farmers, its effect is at least partially offset by some blunt economic facts: the farmers' taxes and living costs have been going up, while the trend of prices for their farm products has been down. Farm policy -Republican v. Democrat promises to farmers-has not developed as a burning 1952 issue in Iowa. Other issues, e.g., Government corruption and the Korean war, are hotter...
According to the directors of the University Men's Residence Halls, the service curtailment will offset an increase in residence hall expenses. The new expenses resulted from a five-percent across the board wage increase granted over the summer to all Columbia maintenance employees...