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Word: surprisee (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Even a U.S. effort to make a little progress toward peace ran into a squall. Over the course of months, the U.S. had patiently managed to get the Russians to agree to hold an East-West scientists' conference on nuclear-test detection. Time: this week. Place: Geneva. But last...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NATION: Affronts & Finesse | 7/7/1958 | See Source »

Gathering forces for a surprise attack on the Administration's stand-pat tax bill last week, Florida's handsome Senator George Smathers found plenty of allies from the South and West. A top Capitol Hill specialist in transportation affairs, Smathers wanted to kill off the $700 million-a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Breach in the Line | 6/30/1958 | See Source »

"Let's Fight." Back in Washington, Secretary Mitchell insisted that his longdistance blast had nothing to do with politics. "I am interested." he said, "in getting out a bill which will be effective for the working people of this country. I am not interested in a campaign issue for...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Shattered Peace | 6/23/1958 | See Source »

Here and there were still some reservations amid the U.S.-U.S.S.R. cordiality. At his press conference, held before Gromyko's note was in. Secretary of State Dulles put out a couple of realistic hedges. Hedge No. 1: International inspection, to be effective, might have to be set up not...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOREIGN RELATIONS: Toward Geneva | 6/23/1958 | See Source »

Last week the Treasury announced that it had completed a $9.6 billion refinancing which stretched the average maturity of the federal debt from 58 months to 63 months. Holders of maturing securities gave the Treasury a pleasant surprise, swapped all but 3.7% of their holdings for two new Treasury issues...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Stretching the Debt | 6/23/1958 | See Source »

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