Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...disagreement with the Eisenhower Administration's handling of the recession, Percy Brundage, in his letter to the President, explained that "my immediate predecessors set an example of resigning after a few years to give opportunity for administration to others with a fresh viewpoint. Since I have now served somewhat longer than either of them [i.e., Joseph Dodge. Rowland Hughes] and since I must attend to some personal matters that have been neglected, I am submitting my resignation...
...midst, he would be hanged as a war criminal." The rebel radio charged that Sukarno had been a Communist since 1955. Posters and wall signs denounced Sukarno as a murderer, an immoral man and worse. Rebel Colonel Ahmad Husein. who is apparently acting as overall military commander, broadcast somewhat superfluously that "from this moment on, we do not recognize Sukarno as President of the Indonesian Republic...
There was little doubt that businessmen were holding back. For the first time in almost three years, the total of loans outstanding in New York City banks fell below the year-ago level. One reason for businessmen's caution was that a fresh batch of Government statistics showed somewhat more gloom than cheer. Manufacturers' sales for January dropped by $400 million, new orders slumped by $900 million, and order backlogs dipped by $1.6 billion - the 13th straight monthly decline. Manufacturers' production went down even faster than sales. Result: inventories were cut $600 million in January...
Tonight's Yale game, at 8:30 in the Boston Arena, is somewhat of an anticlimax. The varsity has wrapped up the NCAA bid and the Ivy League Championship, so a loss to the Blue at this juncture would only cause some red faces on the selection committee. But as Weiland commented last night, "It is a Yale game and no one wants to lose to them...
...program closed with the alumni and an HGC recording singing "Fair Harvard," a sentimentality somewhat clouded by a slowing down of the record and a subsequent destroying of the melody. The guests tried to continue singing, but most people eventually collapsed with laughter, and President Pusey was later heard to remark, "The New Haven radio station was no doubt jamming...