Word: swinging
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Raymond Gram Swing...
...that the "only question" had better be answered quickly. With considerable transatlantic furor, they brought forth an announcement: Ike is a Republican; he will accept the nomination, if offered. But it was soon apparent that the magic words had not produced the desired effect. There was no great G.O.P. swing toward Ike, although he continued to be an overwhelming favorite among independent voters...
...world where beat-and-swing-and-pack-'em-in no longer pays off, Les Brown advises: "Hire good men, make hit records, treat the men well, make hit records . . . hold on to the men, make hit records." For the Band of Renown, it works pretty well...
Darby Day. Mrs. Allen's was Head No. 3, but hers was not the last. The next target was ex-Schoolteacher Olin E. Darby, who had also been profiting from school contracts. As chairman of the board's purchasing and distribution committee, he was able to swing a $68,000 school contract to the Jack & Jill Ice Cream Co., which occupied a store he happened to own. And as a reward for his efforts, he was thus able to charge Jack & Jill an exorbitant rent. Last week a superior court jury convicted Darby of a felony for having...
...John's, No. 10, which a fortnight ago left its Madison Square Garden home court (attendance same as last season: 11,000) for a midwest swing, where it upended Indiana, 65-55, and Purdue, 64-53. Top man for St. John's: Center Bob ("Zeke") Zawoluk, with 25 points a game...