Word: bone
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...here," the mayor ordered the workmen, and in a few minutes they unearthed something that gleamed whiter than stone. It was a fragment of human bone. In "Bluebeard's castle" they had found what they were looking...
...greying, handsome man, a novelist by trade, sat in a New Jersey inn, talking amiably with two companions and sipping his favorite drink, an ice-cold, bone-dry martini with lemon peel. An animated party of four came in and sat down at the next table. The handsome man shifted uneasily. Beads of sweat pebbled his forehead as he stole a shy half-glance at the strangers. Abruptly, like a swimmer surfacing for a gasp of air, he got up, grabbed his drink and pivoted toward an untenanted dining area in the rear, taking his tablemates in tow with...
Republican Senators who had gone through the long, bone-tiring fight for a strong bill seemed unwilling to do it again. Minority Leader William Knowland frankly wanted the House to accept the weak bill. New York's Republican Jacob Javits, who has made a political career out of civil rights, was proclaiming: "I want a civil rights bill, not a campaign issue." That left it up to House Republicans-and, finding themselves virtually isolated in the effort for a strong bill, they began giving way despite Leader Martin's pleas to stand fast. Illinois' Leo Allen...
...hopefully evolving into family-style social clubs, adding TV, air conditioning, bowling alleys, restaurants. Says an Atlanta Eagle: "Our best weapons are bingo, dancing, and a good bar." In San Mateo, Calif., the Elks boosted attendance from 40% to 70% of enrolled membership by installing a swimming pool. In bone-dry Princeton, Ky. (pop. 5,388), one lodge makes its slot machines and beer parlor a drawing card. The Knights of Columbus' San Salvador Council No. 1 in New Haven, Conn, holds "National Nights," when it serves up Irish, Italian or Polish dinners. But the new devices have...
...Darby, Pa. in good condition after a unique operation to combat the ravages of acute leukemia, which threatened her with early death. Laura is one of identical twins. When her disease became resistant to drug treatment, doctors gave her a massive dose of whole-body X rays to destroy bone marrow that was making abnormal blood cells, then took 40 cc. of marrow fluid (containing an estimated 2 billion healthy cells) from twin Mary, injected the material into Laura's bloodstream. Though pleased that Laura's blood returned to near normal and she soon showed no signs...