Word: busiest
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When the American Newspaper Publishers Association held its annual convention in New York City recently, one of the busiest publishers I know stopped in to chat with several members of TIME's staff. He is Robert Atwood, who is not only editor and publisher of the Anchorage, Alaska Daily Times and chairman of the Alaska Statehood Committee, but also TIME's correspondent in Anchorage...
Another Kaufman case: a businessman, member of a partnership, liked his work and did it well when the office was not too rushed. But on the busiest days, his partners complained, just when they needed him most, he had to lie down in the afternoon. It turned out that on those days he had a cheese sandwich and a malted milk sent into the office, whereas on normal days he ate a lunch free of milk products and drank black coffee. The cheese was knocking...
...received small packages in return for bills he peeled from a fat wad of U.S. $100s. At length, the seedy ones led him to houses where he paid big money ($5,000, all told) for big packages. Then, having learned the names and residences of Ecuador's busiest dope dealers, George White led the Quito cops in 48 hours of raids...
Looking down from the U.S. Senate gallery, bird watchers often observe that Oregon's Senator Wayne Morse has a notably ornithic look-a sharp beak, darting, saucerish eyes, a tufted head. Since he became an independent last year, Senator Morse has been the busiest, noisiest jay in the Senate; he interrupts his chatter only to hop over to the press ticker to see what kind of coverage he's getting...
...President's seventh and busiest week in office was a good example of why he needed to set aside one afternoon a week for quiet thought. First & foremost was the news from Russia, which required several extraordinary conferences with top intelligence and diplomatic aides. General Van Fleet came in to give his Chief a half-hour briefing on Korea and receive his fourth Distinguished Service Medal. Anthony Eden paid an informal call on his way in from the airport, later lunched with the President. The Foreign Ministers of Norway and Saudi Arabia conferred lengthily with the President. Even Dictator...