Word: v
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...A.M.A.'s Council on Drugs has not committed itself on generic v. trade names but has just adopted a resolution favoring the labeling of prescriptions as a general practice. The A.M.A. believes that labeling is not always advisable with opiates and barbiturates, because of the danger of misuse by addicts or for suicide. There may also be exceptions for anti-cancer drugs, if the patient does not know what disease he has. But in general, the A.M.A. concludes: "The name of the drug and its strength on the label may save precious minutes and spell the difference between life...
Clay promised to knock out Liston in eight rounds. On paper, his boast might seem almost reasonable. Liston is somewhat heavier (215 lbs. v. 205 lbs.) and has a longer reach (7 in.), but Cassius is taller (6 ft. 3 in. v. 6 ft. 1 in.), faster, and has a big advantage in age (eight years). Yet few experts see it Clay's way. "Nobody's gonna beat Liston 'cept old age," said Joe Louis. "Clay doesn't know how to fight," agreed a ringwise trainer. "Liston will break him in half...
...Kick the Democrats." A few days after issuing his statement, Rockefeller came out and jabbed at Goldwater by name. The radical rightists, he said, could "capture Goldwater if he doesn't disown them." When CBS proposed a one-hour Rocky v. Barry TV debate on "the policies and directions of the Republican Party in 1964," Rockefeller quickly accepted, but Goldwater just as quickly declined. The Senator, said a Goldwater aide, "does not intend to engage in any TV programs or other actions which could have the effect of contributing to disunity in the Republican Party...
...lost much of the old (38-24-36) Outlaw oomph. Poured into a gown for a three-week engagement in Las Vegas with Singers Connie Haines and Beryl Davis, she found it all choked up, and grabbed a scissors. "I just cut it to a decent V," she murmured. "What was cheesecake in The Outlaw days is like a Mother Hubbard today-just look at what the current crop of dames wear...
...year. Specialists make about half their profits from commissions as floor brokers for other firms (average commission: $3.85 per 100 shares), and half by trading for their personal accounts. Specialists pay only tiny commissions on their personal trades, are allowed to buy on a low 25% margin v. 50% for others. They often buy a big block of shares one minute and sell it the next for a profit in fractions...