Word: facing
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...attempts to topple Stroessner. But two months ago Argentine officers were shown intelligence reports that Cubans and Russians were financing some factions of the 20,000-man Argentine-based exile army. Army Commander General Carlos Toranzo Montero ordered a halt in aid and comfort to them. In an about-face, the Argentine army snatched back guns and planes from guerrillas, and last week Argentina signed a document pledging "harmonious relations in border areas...
...Friend (17-12), who relies on breaking pitches. In addition, the Pirates have Southpaws Harvey Haddix (11-10) and Wilmer ("Vinegar Bend") Mizell (13-8) to confound the predominantly lefthanded Yankees' hitting power. Out in the bullpen is one of baseball's top relief men: ElRoy Face (10-8), who throws a dipping forkball that induces rally-killing grounders. For the Yankees, fading Whitey Ford (12-9) still looks able to pitch two big games with know-how and his sharp curve, and Art Ditmar (15-9) has developed into a steady winner with his slider...
...Ewell Show (CBS) leads a relentless parade of situation comedies, all designed to show that American family life is as cute as a freckle on a five-year-old. The show, which might also be titled Father Knows Nothing, presents the comic with the excavated face as a bumbler named Potter who is trapped in the customary format: Harassed Man Beaten Down by Wife, Three Daughters, Mother-in-Law. In the opening episode, Ewell could find no better way to outsmart his spendthrift women than closing his bank account and ruining his own credit. For those who may have tuned...
...face of bleak talk about the U.S. economy, Treasury Secretary Robert Anderson, who has a good record in calling the economic turns, last week took a strong and positive position. Speaking before the joint meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Washington, Anderson said: "It is my view that the outlook for economic activity in this country is favorable, both for the near future and for many years ahead...
...volatility, but fails to reflect accurately the long-run fate of many stocks. Last week the industrial average was down 15% from its alltime high in January of this year, was at the same level as December 1958. But some stocks, such as food and drugs, which face a bright future in an expanding population, are still in a lusty bull market, are well above the levels reached when the industrial average reached its peak (see chart). For other stocks, a bear market has existed for as long as four years, and they have dropped much farther than the average...