Word: solider
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Peeps & Points. Striking northwest from Lexington, John Sherman Cooper, 55, tramped through solid Democratic counties, e.g., Scott, Henry, Carroll and Owen ("I've always gotten more applause than votes in these parts"), shaking hands. Men were interested in his grave, quiet manner, women in his good looks and unfailing courtesy. Often he walked into beauty parlors, peeped under hair dryers, introduced himself to the surprised clients thereunder, explaining: "I need your vote." Popular as he is, Yaleman Cooper is regarded by some of the Kentucky Old Guard as being "too progressive" and distinctly a member of the party...
...witnesses still to testify, Captain Calamai's was by no means the last word on the collision. But when the time came to weigh evidence in the cases involving $40 million in lawsuits, it would be a hard word to ignore because of his impressive manner and his solid record of 20 years of ocean-going command without mishap prior to the collision with Stockholm...
...that point Dulles was on solid ground, for the European Defense Community in its various forms had long been a U.S. dream. But when a reporter led him into a discussion of the differences of opinion over Suez between the U.S. on the one side and Britain and France, his reply soon had transatlantic cables crackling. There is, he said, some difference "relating to fundamental things...
...crash coming, urged customers to put their financial houses in order. When the crash came, some of Merrill Lynch's customers went broke, but others, who had taken Charlie Merrill's advice, saved an estimated $6,000,000. Merrill's firm was rock solid. Yet Merrill was so depressed by the sorry state of the industry that he transferred much of his capital and customers to E. A. Pierce, one of the biggest wire houses, for nearly ten years restricted himself to piling up a fortune (once estimated at well over $5,000,000) in investment banking...
...guard position is somewhat more solid, with three lettermen who have seen considerable action battling for the job. Against Navy, juniors Paul Boguski and Chris Hatton started, but senior A1 Suter, a regular for the past two seasons and Cornell's most experienced lineman, will open against the Crimson...