Word: belt
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...navy) and his two younger daughters. He used to be an inveterate tennis player, once was tactless enough to beat King Gustaf of Sweden ("Am I a courtier? I am a Socialist!"). Lately Spaak (a 200-pounder) has given up the sport, presumably haunted by the memory of his belt giving way on a Brussels court...
Every Child Knows. At last, the Russian representative lays aside his paper with respectful attention: curly-headed Communist Bruno Baum takes the floor. He is the only one of the gathering who looks well-fed; his jowls are heavy and his stomach folds over his belt. Briskly, he assails the Western powers for "looting" Berlin and denounces-with no supporting proof-removal of its factories to the Western zones. All but the Communists guffaw. But Bruno perorates bravely: "We must defend the workers of Berlin whose factories and jobs are being stolen from them." In the bored silence that follows...
...Varsity lacrosse team will beard New Hampshire's Wildcats in their lair this afternoon and will try to return from Durham, N. H., with a second victory under its belt. At the same time, George Hanford's '51 squad plays the New Hampshire Yearlings, and Eddie Davis' Jayvees open their season by playing host to New England College on the Business School Field...
With three out of ten games under its belt, the Yardling lacrosse team has hit its scoring stride...
Last week, Green had some other pleasant figures to play with. The Cotton Belt had paid off its $2.8 million bank debt and $2.3 million owed the Southern Pacific. It was the only major railroad to come out of bankruptcy with its stockholders' interests 100% intact. (Stockholders in other reorganized railroads lost some $2.5 billion when their shares were washed out as worthless.) Six years ago, the I.C.C. had declared the Cotton Belt's stock worthless, too. In 1944, when the stock was suspended from trading on-the New York Stock Exchange, it sold for $1 a share...