Word: spectaculars
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...undeveloped areas will be a tough and expensive hob in itself. Gray also believes that Europe is not yet ready to fend for itself; there is a lot of evidence to indicate that even this moderate position may be too optimistic. European recovery has been good but not spectacular, and there is still much to be done...
...each state apportions its Representatives is left to state legislatures. In the past, this has touched off spectacular maneuvering in the states losing House seats, as each political party seeks to redraw district lines to its own gerrymandering advantage. Sometimes, when one party controls one house and another party the other, a deadlock results. If a state losing seats has not completed redistricting by the next congressional election, all its Congressmen must be elected "at large." In New York, for example, this would mean that every voter would have to vote on 43 Congressmen...
There would be nothing unusual about this registration were it not for the way a small group of fanatically nationalistic Puerto Ricans tried to disrupt it, and the spectacular manner in which they themselves were disrupted...
Almost as spectacular were the coal companies and the railroads, both hampered last year by a coal strike. Pittsburgh Consolidation, biggest U.S. coal producer, more than doubled its quarterly net to $4.2 million. Pennsylvania Railroad, which like all railroads reports monthly earnings, said that in September its net hit $4.4 million, v. a $2.8 million loss a year ago. One freight booster: the Korean...
Coach Lloyd Jordan, on the other hand, has all but scrapped his T offense in favor of the less spectacular single-wing. The move is designed to give Lowenstein more time to pass and a better change to spot receivers. It will also benefit the varsity's best running back, fullback John West...