Word: springing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Adenauer will step down during the year. Sir Anthony Eden, whose health is worse than the public realizes, will take a much less part in the British government. Next spring or summer, Red China will begin its long-awaited attack on Quemoy and Matsu. The Matsus will be captured by the Chinese. A slump is due for midyear. However, I predict the Eisenhower Administration will dust off various public works plans reminiscent of Harold Ickes' PWA days. Congress will vote a very modest tax relief for low-income groups only. In midwinter President Eisenhower will announce that he will...
...Comfortably ahead of any spring dickering over salary, Yankee Mickey Mantle was practically assured of a sizable raise by the Baseball Writers Association. New York's switch-hitting center fielder was the sportswriters' unanimous choice as the American League's Most Valuable Player in 1956. Runner-up: the Yankees' Catcher Yogi Berra, winner the last two years...
...subject was first mentioned last spring in a high level meeting between a foundation executive and the University. It is understood that the suggestion originated in the foundation and was discussed with Harvard because of the University's prestige and administrative experience. But the suggestion was put forward mainly as "a hypothesis to stimulate thinking," according to the University official. "There is some indication, however," he continued, "that there may be money available for such a cooperative venture...
...they tend to regard television as equal to or slightly inferior to the ordinary method of instruction. Often they assume that because they have never learned anything over TV, they are incapable of learning anything over it. As a result, side activities, such as reading, talking, and sleeping, often spring up in viewing rooms. Perhaps this is unavoidable when students are freed from the necessity of courtesy to a lecturer, but if students can be won over to a positive attitude, educational TV may well prove successful...
...University policemen hovered in the background ready to deal with any unseemly disturbances, Vellucci claimed he was not serious last spring when he suggested that the University secede from Cambridge...