Word: warded
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...handbags and even a check stub ("I never sign my autograph on a check"). In Alfred "Rocky" popped a blue Alfred University beanie on his head while 2,000 students cheered. In Wellsville he solemnly accepted 50? campaign contributions from two shy Brownie scouts. In Olean he let ward bosses wait while he strode into W. T. Grant's to shake more hands and buy a nickel's worth of green taffy. In Salamanca he grabbed a baton and directed the high school band, grabbed a hula hoop and, with a flourish, tossed it around his neck...
...into politics," the U.S. Chamber of Commerce told its members a fortnight ago-its first appeal for businessmen to work directly in political organizations. Chamber President William A. McDonnell advised them just how: "We must roll up our sleeves and get to work at the precinct and ward levels where political decisions are made and officeholders chosen." McDonnell's words underlined a significant change in business thinking about politics. In the past, many a businessman and corporation has played a part in making political decisions and choosing officeholders. But the influence has more often been exerted behind the scenes...
...become a PBH vo-volunteer is simple: all that is required is a person's signature. To do a competent job is more difficult. Working in an emergency ward or teaching in prison is not a glorious job; the rewards are quiet ones. The most external recognition is a pin signifying 100 hours of work. It is a most deserved accolade
...baby in her arms. In the first completely undisguised commercial filming of a woman giving birth to a child, French Writer-Director Jean-Paul Le Chanois recorded a scene that would seem guaranteed to outrage maiden aunts, set 15-year-olds to snickering aloud, and increase the watch-and-ward membership twelvefold. Instead, the moment is one of wonder. The picture earned an M.P.A. Production Code seal and approval of the American Medical Association and the Roman Catholic Legion of Decency, will be shown throughout...
MONTGOMERY WARD opened its first shopping-center retail store in Denver. Over next two years it will spend $84 million to go into 17 other shopping centers...