Word: soundingly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...much tougher for Republicans to achieve the image of the party best able to assure prosperity. Many voters still associate the G.O.P. with depression, think of the Democrats as looking out for the little fellow and his purse problems. Although President Eisenhower has made the sound dollar-basic to true prosperity -the keystone of his domestic policy, Gallup showed these results on the question of which party is most interested in holding prices down...
Reginald Maudling, 42, Paymaster General. The youngest member of the Cabinet and the man who managed Britain's luckless attempt to set up a Europe-wide Free Trade Area, Maudling is unflappable and a persuasive speaker, with the gift of making complex topics sound both interesting and simple. But he is regarded by many as incurably lazy-a flaw that limits his hopes. He is discussed for appointment as President of the Board of Trade, or for the proposed Ministry of Science...
...West, over Vestal Shoal. Flooding her tanks, Archerfish submerged and settled gently on the coral-sand bottom at 322 ft. On the surface, the submarine rescue ship Penguin maneuvered from a special mooring until she was directly over the sub, double-checking her position by UQC (underwater sound communication). Then Penguin lowered a diving bell. Of the four men who rode it down to 300 ft., only one was inside; three were skindivers with backpacks of Scuba gear, and they hitched a ride on the bell, for speed and safety, by clinging to its exterior...
...even the basically sound economy has taken some hard body blows. August machine tool orders were down 17.3% to an estimated $52.4 million as manufacturers held off ordering machines until they were sure of having the steel to feed them. Sales of manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers dropped $2.2 billion in August to a rate of $59.5 billion. Freight carloadings were only 74% of normal for this time of year. Assessing the situation, the National Association of Purchasing Agents reported that "the steel strike has lasted too long to enable us to avoid serious dislocations in production. Prospects for good business...
Church bells rang ten times. Two motorcycles roared. Someone honked an automobile horn. Gently, the sound of a violin concerto came through Gene's window...