Word: absently
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...London he had been known as "Mr. Hurry Upkins."* He was the same at home. Generals and civilians in the Pentagon swear that they could always tell when Hopkins was absent from the White House, on trips or because of illness, by the slowness with which papers and orders moved through. When he returned, there was a prompt flurry of activity. Lately, Hopkins' influence on Presidential appointments has been strongly felt?notably in the new State Department "team." But to people who insinuate that Hopkins forces the President's hand, his private reply is that they do not know Franklin...
Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, long absent from the headlines because of his secret war duties, received the Legion of Merit in a chatty, informal White House ceremony. Cited for "outstanding services" in surveying Pacific islands, the explorer was called "Dick" by the President, who remarked that the medal was "one of the loveliest ones we have." Said greying Admiral Byrd: "Thank you, Franklin...
With three of his starting lineup still absent at game time, Stahl gave his squad a rapid inspection and selected Bob Chapple, Jack Noble, and Dave Mackintosh to fill the gaps. Captain Mike Keene moved over from his position at center to start the game at forward. f.g. f.t. pts. Chapple, l.f. 1 0 2 Keene, r.f. 1 1 3 Johnson 3 1 7 Noble, c. 1 2 4 Clark 6 1 13 Mackintosh, l.g. 0 0 0 Collins 0 0 0 Wallace, r.g. 2 1 5 -- -- -- Totals...
Schoolmistress's Conquests. Headmistress Sparling met Barsetshire's chilliness with warmth and infinite tact. She sympathized with the demoted Beltons. She was gentle with absent-minded Vicar Oriol. She listened tolerantly to eccentric old Mrs. Updike's half-witted worries-such as how one would kill a chicken on a desert island ("The only thing I can think of would be to work myself . . . into a ... rage and stamp on its head"). She commiserated with Mrs. Hoare, whose daughter had married a Dutchman and borne nothing but girls ("It's something to do with Princess Juliana...
Charles Spencer Chaplin, defendant in the paternity suit (TIME, Jan. 1) brought by his onetime protegee Joan Berry, was conspicuously absent from the Los Angeles courtroom when Miss Berry's bush-browed Lawyer Joseph Scott, 77, roared his final plea to the jury. Samples: "This pestiferous, lecherous hound. . . . I'm sorry he isn't here so I could . . . hand it to him right on the chin. . . . Did you ever hear the story of Svengali and Trilby? This fellow is just a little runt of a Svengali. He's not even a monster . . . just a little runt...