Word: pushed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...state universities like Michigan, Illinois, and California, as well as private colleges like Stanford and Oberlin--grew in academic stature and thus gained appeal for men across the country. At first, Harvard, with her tremendously strong reputation could ignore the competition. Armed with National Scholarships, Harvard could continue to push for a national college without any worries of having to step up recruiting appreciably...
...were shocked when free enterprising manufacturers chastised Mr. Macy for upholding our free institutions by bringing goods to the customers at the lowest prices. We were even more shocked when Eversharp cut off its pens, pencils, and push-pull-click-click razors from Mr. Macy. This is no time to weaken free enterprise, perhaps to destroy it altogether. What could we find in its place to hold out to the emergent peoples of the world who seek resolute, dynamic leadership? We congratulate Mr. Macy and Mr. Gimbel on their courageous struggle and we implore the men of Eversharp...
...State House has finally come out with a sensible approach to this year's glut of bills to curb Communism. The Joint Committee on Rules recently urged the Legislature to defer all this legislation for a year of study. If the House does not push through the Ober Law Bill as the substitute for the Rules Committee's suggestion--the loyalty oath bills, the teacher control bills, and the bill to outlaw Communism will probably die a quite death...
...tung and his military leaders must realize by now that they cannot push the Eighth Army into the sea. What does the enemy expect to accomplish? China's only hope seemed to be that the U.S.-which can hold on in Korea but cannot decisively defeat the enemy there-would weary of the struggle...
...Luke") Hobbs, whom Rentschler regards as the world's finest aviation engineer. Luke Hobbs, a Texas A. & M. graduate and World War I combat infantryman, already knew the fundamentals of jet-turbine work. He had built an experimental jet engine in 1940 but had shelved it to push his development of the Wasp Major. He brought himself up to date on jets by turning out Westinghouse-type engines. Then United bought the U.S. rights to Rolls-Royce's 5,000 lb. thrust Nene, the most advanced jet at that time. "With the Nene," says Rentschler...