Word: worsted
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Swing from Right. Obviously the little old voter liked Democrats better than Republicans. Harry Truman had made his campaign on the record of the "worst Congress in history." Whether or not he accepted that indictment completely, the voter was ready to accept it in part. The Republican-controlled 80th Congress represented a kind of conservatism which he decided he was against...
Heavy selling began immediately; by noon the turnover had mounted to 1,840,000 shares and Dow-Jones industrial averages had broken 7.24 points. It was the worst market break since September...
...Midwest, there seemed no end to the invincibility of Notre Dame and Michigan, both unbeaten since 1946. Only slightly less impressive were North Carolina and Army. The pity was that none of these four would play each other, so that comparisons were at best guesswork, and at worst a matter of local patriotism...
Five-year-old streptomycin, like others of the "wonder drugs," has its drawbacks (TIME, March 1). Among its worst effects (which may pass or may be permanent) are dizziness, deafness, and damage to the kidneys. But streptomycin has been the best drug doctors have found for treating tuberculosis. The problem has been to make it safer...
...HYRC will introduce the winners of its two recent contests at the celebration. Lester L. Ward '52 has received a free Yale weekend for the best essay on "Why Dewey Should be Elected," while Donald M. Long '49 will get a biography of Herbert Hoover for writing "The Worst Thing a Republican Can be Called in 12 Words or Less...