Word: stake
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...provincial officials. At his home in Bohol, chess-playing President Carlos Garcia alternated between rejoicing over the birth of his first grandchild and fretting over the electoral prospects. Though neither his own office nor his Nacionalista Party's control of the 24-man Philippine Senate was at stake, Garcia knew that the off-year vote would be a test of his chances for re-election...
...Harvards face the Yales this Saturday in the 76th game of college football's greatest rivalry. For one of the few times in recent years, more is at stake than college pride...
...Also at stake is the Big Three title. The Crimson seeks its first win in the round-robin competition since 1954, when the varsity beat Princeton, 14 to 9, and upset Yale, 13 to 9. The Bulldog team will be trying for its fourth Big Three championship in five years...
More is at stake, however, than sauce for the turkey. When aminotriazole was introduced in 1957, the Agriculture Department and Flemming's Pure Foods and Drugs Administration failed to cooperate in their evaluation of the new chemical's safety. With the increasing use of such chemicals in the growth and preparation of foods, more thorough and prompt controls are essential in order to prevent such costly and inexcusable mistakes as the Cranberry Affair...
...Crimson has taken 42 of the 58 games in the series; Brown has won 14, and two have been tied. Today, the varsity will be doubly determined, since two matters are at stake. In the first place, the Crimson must beat Brown to stay in the Ivy League race. A more galling consideration is the longtime Bruin domination. This, in the eyes of Harvard followers, has gone just about far enough...