Word: rival
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Next, Mazer set up a 17-man research and development staff that in two years turned out 15 new products, ranging from tough plastic and nylon typewriter ribbons to photocopy paper for use in the machines of rival manufacturers. To cut the time lag between idea and product, Old Town's research staff unabashedly called on the extensive laboratories of their big supplier companies for help. "A lot of small companies are afraid the big companies will steal their ideas," notes Mazer, "but actually they are very willing to help." Riegel Paper helped work out development problems...
...yesterday's count, Mrs. Wheeler easily outdistanced her nearest rival, Thomas Coates, 2050 to 912. Only 1621 votes--a majority of the ballots cast for Belin--were needed...
...Feel Bad." Rival coaches may not go all the way with Mitchell's extravagant praise, but they have learned to wince whenever Fortie takes off. "When he's carrying the ball, you'd better figure on six or eight men getting in on the tackle. He'll wiggle away for sure if you don't," says Wyoming Coach Lloyd Eaton. A scrawny 168-pounder who could pass for the water boy, Fortie does not bulldoze through the line; nor can he boast a scatback's breakaway speed. But he has a knack for darting...
Historically second fiddle in Los Angeles, Hearst now aspires to make of the Herald-Examiner the daily that symbolizes the city. But with a giant's confidence, the Times rejects the Hearst paper as a serious rival in this or any other race. Instead, it keeps a wary eye on Los Angeles' newest and tiniest daily: the New York Times's month-old West Coast edition (100,000 in 13 Far West states). Said a Los Angeles Times editor last week: "As far as we're concerned, our only competitor in Los Angeles...
...cutthroats. He finds momentary sanctuary in a church where a funeral is in progress. But when he discovers the funeral is for him (a grim whimsy of the duchess'), he runs out and is run through by the bully boys. The duchess' crime does not pay: her rival sneaks into her boudoir and sprinkles her beauty mask with some awful acid. The segment ends with the loudest shrieks since Fay Wray met King Kong...