Word: weaker
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Hangman") Heydrich's intelligence branch of the same outfit, the dreaded SD (Sicherheitsdienst). Hitler deliberately confused the powers and duties of these services in order to divide and control Himmler, Heydrich and other aides who never ceased to intrigue against each other and frequently arrested and killed weaker rivals. But Gestapo remained the generic term for the instrument which (according to Nürnberg estimates) in twelve years destroyed twelve million people...
Dave Spinney is the standout in the half-mile, one of the weaker track events, with regard to depth. The other weak event is low hurdles where Dave Rosenthal is the only active entrant. In the high hurdles, he is joined by Landau, for the third time in four years...
...future, it seems safe to say only that McCarthy's prospects are slightly brighter than they were a year ago, while his position in the country at large and in the Republican Party remains far weaker than it was three years ago. An Eisenhower decision not to seek re-election would remove McCarthy's most formidable antagonist within the G.O.P. and would presumably give the right wing a greater voice in party policy. Yet the right wing has a more stable and respected leader in Senator Knowland, and McCarthy might still find himself well to the outside, still looking...
...City department of health after the second New York child in six weeks had died from an overdose of aspirin. Reason: children may gulp down a bottle of aspirin (often flavored or colored) with disastrous results. The board's advice: 1) don't give aspirin-even the weaker "children's aspirin"-to children except on doctor's orders; 2) keep aspirin containers out of children's reach...
Conductor Attilio Poto's conception of the symphony seemed good, emphasizing both the power and the humor of the music. The Brandeis chorus showed off wonderful soprano and alto sections; the men were somewhat weaker in tone quality. The best of the soloists was tenor Carl Nelson, whose voice was throaty but well-handled. Baritone Edmond had a fine voice but made a false entrance in the solo quartet near the end of the symphony...