Word: successful
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...their governments. When it came to cracking down on their own countries' needs, individuals on OEEC's committees could never forget their nationalities. In an Embassy press conference, Hoffman told reporters: "I don't think we have yet seen evidence of the coordination necessary for success. The European nations still have a long...
...news, Stephen J. Supina decided that what the United Nations needed was a nudge. Supina, who had been a turret gunner in the war, did not write a letter to the papers. Last week he hired a tiny red and yellow Aeronca plane, drew a circle around Lake Success on his map, wrapped 150 feet of wire around his middle and took...
...known as the Virgin of the Road was destroyed. The Virgin's friends and neighbors, fearful of Cuba's frantic traffic, protested, and the government commissioned Sculptress Rita Longa (seated, right) to make a new Virgin. Still to be consecrated, the new Virgin has been a quick success. Even at night Cubans toss money in the pool, stuff currency in her hand. The money, collected regularly ($112.28 last week), is given to an orphanage...
...boys were the entire student body of Landhaven School in Camden, Me. Boys at Landhaven get their education on the scene, and on the run. Next afternoon their bus was parked at Lake Success, while they watched the U.N. Security Council in session...
...strike is the latest success in a remarkable comeback. Once a bankrupt, squabble-ridden company, control of Richfield was bought in 1936 by Oilman Harry F. Sinclair and the Cities Service Co. Under Sinclair, as chairman, it went after new oil leases, built up its known oil reserves from 25,000,000 barrels in 1937 to 220,000,000 last year. Investors were betting that its reserves had just begun to climb. In the last two months its stock went from...