Word: busyness
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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"Praise ye the Lord," sang the chorus of white & Negro children. The Lord may have heard, but the audience was busy with other praiseworthy subjects. The hum of heterogeneous good will that rose from UNESCO's well-wishers almost drowned out the song. The music teacher who had rehearsed...
Mercurial President Soekarno was too preoccupied to comment. He was busy discussing his favorite hobby-painting-with a visiting artist. But elsewhere in Java last week Indonesians were delirious with joy. After 19 long months of bloody warfare, at least a measure of peace and independence had come to Indonesia...
Linda Darnell celebrated quitting time on Forever Amber by handing goodies around to her fellow workers-a diamond-&-sapphire ring to Director Otto Preminger, a gold wristwatch (with diamonds) to her wardrobe girl, a gold money clip (in the shape of a folding chair, with his name on it in...
Last week, Val invited Chicago's two mayoralty candidates to press conferences. Though tired and busy, the candidates dutifully submitted to 45 minutes of questioning, and then left to await the printed verdict of Val's high-school journalists.
The air was filled with sound and fury against sky-high prices last week. President Truman told businessmen that they should cut prices or another round of wage boosts was inevitable. Businessmen did not have to be told that. They were all busy telling each other the same thing.