Word: peak
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...paraded for nearly 20 minutes. Down from the roof came hundreds of red, white and blue balloons, some labeled "Ike," some "Dick." Finally, the preliminaries over, President Eisenhower faced the 1956 Republican Convention and began to read a memorable speech that lifted the Eisenhower doctrine to a new peak of intensity and power...
...shooting for production next year. The investment already totals $50 million. Dotted over the lonely countryside, some 100 drilling crews are probing the Pre-Cambrian rocks for new deposits or extensions of established finds. Reported Toronto's Northern Miner: "There's no reason to think that the peak of exploration has been reached. It's big-game country, and skilled hunters are on the trail...
With that hunk of metal, on display at the International Foundry Fair in Dusseldorf this month, German steelmen aim to impress the world with the rise of their industry. Since 1950, German steel production has increased 76%. In 1954 it surpassed the previous 1938 peak. Last year Germany nosed out Great Britain, became the world's third largest steel producer (after the U.S. and Russia...
Legs Crossed, Jackets Buttoned. Network rivalry hit a new peak. CBS posted a sign for its staffers: "Under no circumstances are you to patronize the NBC cafeteria." TV Reporter Vince Garrity caused an outraged flurry by flaunting ABC lapel pins in range of rival cameras. NBC went so far as to hire a professional lip reader to try to catch out-of-reach conversation, and ABC issued instructions to its staff: "Be sure when you are on camera, that you sit up straight, have your legs crossed modestly, and your jacket buttoned...
...before last month's steel strike. Led by a jump in food bills, the consumer price index, which since May 1953 had remained steady at around 114-115 (based on an average of 100 for the years 1947-49), started an uninterrupted rise in February, passed the alltime peak of 116.2 last June−and kept climbing...