Word: spelling
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...country a great service by printing the background of Estes Kefauver [Sept. 17]. You sum up his accomplishments and they spell zero; no wonder he relies on shaking at least 500 hands a day to get votes. If by freak chance he should become President of the farmers and labor barons whom he concentrates on, we'd need another President for most Americans...
...Spell. In Albuquerque, arrested for drunkenness, Emanuel Welch confided to police that he sometimes uses an alias, supported his claim by spelling Sebastian Bogankinzenellenriinzinskiyork the same way three times...
Agonized at the thought that a rainy spell can drive away his customers, André hopes for the best by wearing a Panama hat wherever he goes, prepares for the worst by packing an umbrella. The more his guests lose the more André worries. Last week, as the sun stayed out and gamblers kept gambling, André was doleful indeed. As he confided to a friend: "The man who bets the heaviest in this casino is not ex-King Farouk or Jack Warner. The heaviest bettor is poor André. He bets a billion francs...
...effects of a big price boost to pay for a wage increase, might well feel that users would swallow the boost more easily with lower stocks on hand. Some small steel companies unaffected by the strike had already raised prices from $6 to $16 a ton; a short breathing spell would help smooth the ground for an industry-wide boost later...
...buses." G.M.'s leadership, he said, is based simply on the fact that its buses operate "from 1.5? to 2.5? per mile cheaper than competitors' buses. The economics of the motor-coach industry are such that a fraction of a cent operating cost per mile can spell the difference between success and failure of the operator. It would appear that the action seeks to regiment the customer-in effect telling him that he is not free to buy the product where he can get it to his best advantage...