Word: weighs
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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President Kennedy, worried about possible political consequences of the sale of wheat to Russia, spent a couple of weeks consulting with leaders of both parties, trying to get their support for the trade. When he failed to win anything resembling unanimous backing, he was forced to weigh the economic merits of the deal against its potential political pitfalls. Balancing the two out, the President decided to go ahead...
Capt. Edward A. Rodgers, director of the NROTC program here, said that he would "weigh carefully" any suggestions the students make. Although he has no power to reduce the course load, Rogers said he would "send through channels" any suggestions regarding curricula that have merit...
Against the apparent imperfections in the Post story and the magazine's hasty journalism, the Atlanta jury could weigh the testimony of an array of witnesses called to the stand by Post Attorney Welborn Cody-among them Georgia President O. C. Aderhold and members of the school's athletic board. Butts, they said, was a man of "bad character"; they testified that they would not believe him under oath. One after another, they characterized the former Georgia coach as a man who dabbled in loan companies on the side and numbered known professional gamblers among his friends. William...
...Italian manufacturer for a while sold .a Sony-looking transistor radio called "Somy." Back home, electrical companies from Mitsubishi to Matsu shita this year rushed out portable TV sets to compete with Sony's battery-powered, transistorized models, which come with 5-in. or 8-in. screens and weigh only 8 Ibs. General Electric also started thinking small, last month introduced an 11 -in. plug-in TV set listed at $99.95 - about half of what the portable Sony set discounts...
Awori apepars to have clearer sailing in the hurdles, but there is no telling how heavily the burden of running so many races will weigh. In fact, the Crimson could pull a sweep here (as it did indoors) if Jack Spitzberg and Hank Hatch turn in top performances...