Word: victor
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...been a week of dangerous, teetering triumph for Gamal Abdel Nasser, the new Alexander of the Eastern Mediterranean, a conqueror who has never marched beyond his balcony, a soldier whose victories are made from military defeats, a victor who has never won a war or even a battle. By marshaling the emotions of the Arab masses, articulating their angriest aspirations, stirring their most vituperative violence by his press and radio, and plotting to subvert rulers everywhere, Nasser had achieved his pinnacle. This vigorous and magnetic figure, who wears Western-style sports clothes but kneels toward Mecca with the strictest mullah...
...bolstered Lever in its battle against giant Procter & Gamble, which has 55% of all U.S. detergent sales. But the trustbusters held that All should not have been sold to any of the soap industry's Big Three-Procter & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive or Lever. Said Justice Department Antitrust Chief Victor Hansen: "We aim to protect competition, not the competitor; to support the process, no matter who gets hurt or who benefits...
...half the villagers boycotted the church. One day a young (33), eloquent Baptist minister came to the village, was challenged by a priest (and locally famed Bible expert) to a Bible quiz in Latin and Greek. After four hours and 45 minutes, the Baptist came out the popular victor. Encouraged by his success, Pastor Graziano Cannito began to hold services in a private house, soon chalked up 70 Sant'Angelo conversions. In nearby towns, which he tirelessly covered in his little Fiat, he had made more than 300 other converts...
Highly competent acting characterizes the small roles: Dee Victor as Willy's mistress, Frederick Warriner as his employer, and John Peters as Miller's most blatant symbol, Uncle Ben, who walked into the jungle at 17 and walked out at 21, and by God, he was RICH...
...gets about $600,000 worth of screen time, which it feels ultimately boosts sales just as regular TV commercials do. Longines-Wittnauer believes that awarding its watches on TV greatly enhances their value: "People may not rush right out and buy, but over the year it pays off." RCA Victor, Polaroid Corp. and Ford's Lincoln-Mercury found that traffic jumped appreciably in their showrooms and stores after a single showing on NBC's The Price Is Right, one of the fastest-rising shows on television...