Word: pre
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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More Right Than Wrong. The most ambitious newspaper job of forecasting was done by the New York Times, which sent reporter survey teams to 13 states in the pre-election weeks, went back to some areas for last-minute rechecks. While the Times carefully qualified many of its bets, e.g., by forecasting that New York Democrat Frank Hogan would beat Republican Kenneth Keating in the New York Senate race unless Rockefeller's plurality exceeded 200,000 (it was 557,000), the paper's far-ranging forecasts were more right than wrong...
...Cleaning. What makes sewing more interesting than ever is that it is vastly easier. Even the clumsiest bachelor girl can sew professional-looking draperies with the aid of pre-pleating devices. Such accessories abound. John Dritz & Sons carries 100 items, introduced 18 new ones this year alone, including a "foolproof" buttonhole maker, electric scissors, upholstery-repair...
...picked up some of their language, they cheerfully informed me that they no longer ate people, but that their fathers had. Here and there around the village, I would spot a bone that looked suspiciosly human. But they were so damned friendly." First offer of friendship: a meal of pre-chewed (to prove it unpoisoned) monkey meat...
Speaking to a Sever audience on "Revolution in Burma, Pakistan, and Thailand," Emerson said that most undeveloped countries "lack the basic pre-requisites of democracy...
...Thomas Collators Inc.'s completely automatic rotary drum collating machine, which sorts and staples, detects misses or doubles, piles and packs up to 25,000 sheets of paper an hour (price: $9,000); Perk-ette's coffee machine, which spurts a fresh brew at pre-set intervals, thus always has coffee fresh at coffee-break time (installed free on $5-a-day guarantee); Coffee Vending Service's Oven-Hot Foods and Cold Buffet machines, which heat frozen dishes, provide either hot plates or cold for less than $1 (installed free for offices with a staff...