Word: casualities
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...more than six years, W. Stuart Symington has been a tireless troubleshooter for Harry Truman. He has handled four mettle-testing Washington assignments since Truman brought him in from St. Louis in 1945 as Surplus Property Administrator. Last week, with a casual shrug of the shoulders, Truman dropped the word that he will accept Symington's resignation some time this month. Truman didn't seem to care...
...President was judging the two papers solely on their bitter opposition to the New and Fair Deals. Like the Trib, the Review is dedicated to the task of turning the rascals, i.e., Democrats, out. Beyond that, there is only a casual resemblance between the papers. The Review is neither so skillfully written nor so brightly edited as the Tribune, and typographically it still wears high-button shoes. The source of its journalistic power is that, like the Trib, it fusses over its inland empire like a hen on eggs-and covers the empire as efficiently...
...lunch, said Oliphant, Grunewald made "casual inquiry" about the Teitelbaum case. Oliphant checked the record at his office and told Grunewald the status of the case. Two days later, Oliphant acted to speed up prosecution of Teitelbaum-a handy tool for the fixers, who had, so Teitelbaum said, threatened him with speedy prosecution if he didn't come across with a $500,000 bribe. But Oliphant just couldn't remember why he did that...
...gradually revs up the tempo of his life with casual fornications. "She pushed her face with wide wet lips and dark staring eyes up into his. 'Jay, I'm glad it's you instead of the iceman or something.' " But he never comes to know his true self or his native land until he falls head-over-heels in love with a girl named Lulie, straight from the Midwestern heart of America. " 'Husband,' she said. 'Wife,' he said. The words made them bashful. They clung together against their bashfulness . . . The risen...
People who want Harvard men to come out and do some job call the Employment Office where Miss Ann McKenna tries to find students to fill the positions. Students registered in the casual job division--about 350--come in between classes to see what sort of jobs are in the offing. So for as casual jobs are concerned, the early bird usually catches the worm...