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Word: pledgees (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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"I drove into Kasson that day just as General Eisenhower drove out, and I have a vivid memory of the excitement with which I was told that Candidate Eisenhower had not merely endorsed the support of basic farm prices at 90% of parity but had come out for 100% of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Laying Down the Line | 9/19/1955 | See Source »

The neighbor most concerned was Bonwit Teller's President Walter Hoving. As soon as he read about the plans of Maidman and Bulova, Department Storeman Hoving rode right out to Oyster Bay, L.I. to suggest to Tiffany President Louis de Bébian Moore that he take over. Hoving...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CARRIAGE TRADE: Standing Straight at Tiffany's | 8/29/1955 | See Source »

Senators, led by New Jersey's Clifford Case (but not including Minority Leader William Knowland), issued a joint statement applauding the plan. From his Bethesda hospital bed Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon Johnson was quick to send a ringing endorsement. "The President's proposal," he said, "is the daring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NATION: Friendliness in the World | 8/1/1955 | See Source »

The U.S. holds that its pledge to uphold the U.N. Charter is sufficient guarantee that the West will not commit aggression to liberate the satellites.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: OBJECTIVES OF GENEVA | 7/18/1955 | See Source »

Of all the U.S. automobile-insurance companies, probably the most exclusive is Preferred Risk Mutual of Des Moines. It sells policies only to teetotalers. Before an applicant is approved he must first sign a pledge stating: "I do not use alcoholic beverages and will not do so for the term...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INSURANCE: None for the Road | 7/4/1955 | See Source »

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