Word: ben
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Last week the fruits of Davidson's enthusiasm went on view in Manhattan. Standouts were his bust of Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, looking like a resolute sailor in a storm, and a bronze head of Israel's President Chaim Weizmann. Shortly after the creation of that small but eloquent monument to the eternity of life, both Weizmann and Davidson himself died...
...before World War II sent spending on food v. industrial products soaring. As the food budget dropped, consumers would be able to spend more on industrial products. And in manufacturing, there was no sign of a letup in demand. In the kingpin steel industry, Big Steel's Chairman Ben Fairless reported his company had a 20-week backlog, one of the biggest in its history at this time of year. There was plenty of sun, once people got used...
Bright spot for the Crimson was the fine pin victory turned in by Captain Johnny Lee at 130 over the Cadets' Clark Ben, after Army Captain Bob Karns had pinned Al Muggia in the opener at 123 pounds. Cadet Pete Fikaris sent West Point ahead with a close decision victory over Frank Dewar in the 137-pound match. Bud Adams put the home team back into the meet, tying it up 8-8 by decisioning Jim Karns, brother of the Army captain...
...sculpture, interior design furniture and fittings, TIME Inc. Art Adviser Francis Brennan commissioned some of Britain's outstanding artists and craftsmen. Shortly after he had made his selections, three of them were awarded high professional honors: Designer Casson was knighted for his work in the Festival of Britain; Ben Nicholson, who painted a mural for the reception hall, won first prize in the Carnegie International Exhibition, and Geoffrey Clarke, who executed a symbolic sculpture for the reception room, was commissioned to do some of the stained-glass windows for the reconstructed Coventry Cathedral...
...Abominable!" snorted one woman. A Frenchman, who had once lived in New Orleans, agreed. But a milkman, stopping his horse-drawn wagon at the curb, said with a shrug, ''Ben oui. We got along without them before, we can get along without them...