Word: skillful
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Rockefeller, third generation of the famous family that moved from organized capitalism to organized philanthropy to organized public service, won with a dramatic new blend of personal dynamism and political skill. He concentrated unerringly on state issues, e.g., stop loss of industry from high-tax New York; crack down on organized crime; preserve rent controls, the 15? subway fare; find new-solutions for commuter problems. He appealed to independents, even edged slightly away from Vice President Nixon when Nixon visited New York. He successfully depicted Democrat Harriman as a creature of Tammany Hall Boss Carmine De Sapio. But above...
...falls the handle. It is pure, dedicated hackwork, with no sign that the authors ever once are writing down. There are two or three good mad situations, a dozen or so funny gags. Topping a helpful cast is Sam Levene, has both a born knack and an acquired skill at low comedy. He cannot come close to saving the show, but he does-a fair part of the time-draw attention away from...
...three days. A Behlen supermarket including interior costs $7 per sq. ft., about half the cost of a conventional structure. With his bigger plant, Behlen expects to boost his gross from about $16 million this year to $25 million in 1959. But he deprecates his inventive skill, feels he only applied old principles to new uses. Says he: "Any engineer can design a complicated gadget that can't be produced. What we need are more engineers with simple minds...
They must yield to the just and well-trained conscience, and one recognizes the true man of the law . . . by his skill in interpreting legal texts with a view to ward the higher welfare of the individuals and of the community...
...helmsman of the new chain, Buster May will need all his selling skill to outrace his rivals. He is confident that he will win, is going ahead with new May stores in San Diego, Denver and the San Fernando Valley...