Word: belle
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Snaps & Barks. As the questioning went on, Truman snapped and barked at the reporters. He paused at one point and glared at the Bell Syndicate's Doris Fleeson, one of the Administration's most effective supporters among the working press. She hadn't said a word, but Truman demanded to know why she was looking at him like that. He asked the question with a force that shocked the newsmen. He asked if she wanted to run a sob-sister piece, and added that he didn't need any sob-sister pieces. Later, Reporter Fleeson said...
...blessing and let TIME have access to a wealth of confidential information about the Digest. We were able to publish approximate figures on their gross earnings and net profit. Digest offices overseas described their operations in detail. In interviews which lasted for hours, Wallace and his wife, Lila Bell, searched their memories for incidents and anecdotes of the Digest's early years. Digest Business Manager Albert L. Cole, during a visit to our office, saw a copy of the original sample issue of the Digest, which Wallace had given us. He had never seen it before. Wallace himself constantly...
...bandy-legged acting. Milan's Il Tempo: "Conley has again proved his excellent vocal technique, his facility in moving among the highest notes," but, added Rome's Il Tempo, "beside [Soprano Callas] he appeared more her page than her promised." L'ltalia found his high notes "bell-like and sure," but his movements "uncertain and indefinite." The Communist L'Unità snarled at his "atrocious pronunciation, insupportable to the Italian ear." But even L'Unità admitted that U.S. Tenor Conley has a voice. His high notes, it said, were "impeccable...
Eighth graders were just as bad. Though almost all (98%) could locate California on a map, 13% could not find the Atlantic Ocean and 16% failed on their own home town. One out of five could not name California's governor, one out of three wrote, "Has the bell rang?", nearly half did not know how to punctuate "April 15, 1951." Only 40% correctly answered the question: "Frank paid $8 plus 3% sales tax for a pair of shoes. How much did the shoes cost...