Word: successful
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...breezy common touch, once greeted some late-arriving newsmen with a comradely: "What pub were you boys at?" Observed the sedate Sunday Observer: "It may arouse misgivings in those who saw, with admiration, the reigns of King George V and King George VI achieve their resplendent success by very different means. But the new style of monarchy shows the vitality and adaptability of the ancient institutions; it suits the uncommon gifts and energies of the dynamic man who is now at the Queen's side; and, most important of all, it happily meets an urgent need...
...forthcoming debate at the U.N. Tunisia, said Chief U.N. Delegate Bahi Ladgham, feels that the Algerian Front of National Liberation (FLN) has the support of the majority of Algerians. "We have kept in touch," he said, "and of course we are neighbors." What were the chances of success? Said Mr. Ladgham: "Each side must give...
...Americans Love Cars." Most U.S. scientists were in a congratulatory mood, but they could not find individual Russians to congratulate for the success of Project Sputnik. The Soviet government gave out no names, announcing merely that a large number of scientists, engineers and industrial workers...
...Marschner list included 35 public schools and three private.* The senior classes range in size from 100 to 1,200 pupils, send anywhere from 30% to nearly 100% of their students to college. Though the principals credited their schools' success to such factors as the educational level of their community and the quality of their teachers, most indicated that the decisive factor was old-fashioned hard work...
From the Social Register. The men responsible for the American Opera Society's consistent success are Conductor Gamson, 29, and his cousin, Director Allen Sven Oxenburg, 30. When they were both students at the Juilliard School of Music, they developed a passion for Renaissance music, decided it ought to be played as it was originally in the homes of the rich. Founders Gamson and Oxenburg achieved their place in the sun through awnings. "Mother," Gamson explains, "is in awnings-the Port Chester [N.Y.] Shade & Awning Co.-and since they are very expensive awnings only people with money buy them...