Word: gist
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...purpose: the "Clean 'Em Out Right Party." The label was designed to fit the Democratic "ins," but may apply also aptly to Addison himself. A federal grand jury in Fort Worth last week returned a 24-count indictment against Addison and six associates for fraud and conspiracy. The gist of the charge, as filed by representatives of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: in the past four years, John Milton Addison (né Milton Patrick Addison) has cleaned up about $1,250,000 from some 500 suckers in 24 states...
...gist of Dakin's argument is that Tom "is not a 'dirty' writer," that he is really turning out "morality plays." Exposure of Sin. Head on, Walter meets skeptics who find mostly corruption in his brother's work (see above...
...realistic ambition than disarmament), there was at least a feeling that Nikita Khrushchev was concerned, like the U.S., over what is now called "escalation," or the proliferation of nuclear capability among other nations. One of the secrets confided to West Germany's Konrad Adenauer in Washington was the gist of a recent private message to Eisenhower from Khrushchev. There was even a hint in Washington that Khrushchev, too, like everybody else, would not like to hasten Red China's nuclear aptitude...