Word: rising
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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TIME is to be congratulated for the fine article on Palmiro Togliatti and the rise of Communism in Italy [TIME, May 5]. It showed the tremendous appeal that Communism has for people who are starving and without hope, and pointed the warning of what could happen in our own country were we to have another depression. The challenge is there for the Western democracies...
...came up, as consciousness and pain returned, he tried to rise. He saw that he was trapped. He was lying on his back at the bottom of a rocky California canyon, about 40 miles from Oakland. His wrecked automobile was on its side beside him and his right hand and wrist were pinned underneath the car's front fender...
Tricky Craft. One leading test pilot has said flatly that helicopters are hard to fly. They have the basic advantage of being able to rise and descend vertically, avoiding the high-speed take-offs and landings which are the cause of many airplane accidents. But they have special hazards and problems of their own. There are four factors (thrust, weight, drag and lift) which must be kept in proper balance. A helicopter has two sticks controlling the main rotor. There are also the throttle and rudder pedals. All these must be managed with perfect coordination. A helicopter cannot be stalled...
Bender outlined the present situation in the College with emphasis on the veterans' role. In addition, he reiterated the University's promise that tuition will not rise next year as in other colleges, but warned that it may go up when enrollment decreases...
...best news policy. Readers generally find the Telegraph's stodgy Tory editorials almost unreadable, but, more important, they also get great grey blobs of news unslanted and in plentiful supply. The Telegraph is an outstanding example of responsible journalism in an era of crisis and confusion. Its rise was not as spectacular as the postwar growth of one rival, the gaudy tabloid Daily Mirror, which climbed from 2,400,000 to 3,565,000 in eight months. But it was one that Fleet Streeters applauded more warmly...