Word: thirdly
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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Bowles made a stab at the Senate in 1958 (he and ex-Partner Benton ran against each other for the Connecticut Democratic nomination; both lost to a third candidate), then ran a successful race for the House, but gave up his seat this year to devote himself to Kennedy's campaign. Over the years, he has turned out dozens of articles and seven books on foreign affairs and economics, all of them vibrating with the liberal tones of the big-government planner and spender. With Kennedy's blessing he was chief author of the eloquent thousand...
...fight and chided Freeman's poor judgment in sending state militia to close a strikebound Wilson & Co. Inc. meat-packing plant, an action reversed in federal court. Upshot: Freeman lost by 23,000 votes to Republican Newcomer Elmer Andersen, while Friend Hubert Humphrey was winning a third Senate term and Jack Kennedy was carrying the state...
...third year in a row, Red China's agricultural output had fallen disastrously behind target. And with 15 million more mouths to feed, Red China would be hard put to hold off hunger this winter...
...said the A.H.A. report, "indicates that they usually contain large amounts of fat, which account for approximately 40-45% of the calories. In contrast, many populations in other parts of the world-for example, large groups in Asia, Africa and Latin America-eat food containing barely a third as much fat. The concentrations of cholesterol in the blood of such groups are much less than in those consuming the excess-calorie and high-fat diets, and some reports indicate that heart attacks are correspondingly fewer...
Opposition to constitutional reform itself comes from those who because of political interest and sentimental conservatism will obstruct any attempt to disturb the status quo. The Governor's Council and County officials quite correctly see their positions threatened, and many in the 280-large General Court (the third largest legislature in the nation) fear that any reform movement would cut its size. Since two consecutive legislatures must pass constitutional amendments, action in that body is unlikely. An amendment legalizing the graduated income tax got past the last session, but next time reluctance to have new taxation and inertial resistance...