Word: caught
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Robert Schuman, his storms proved more than figurative. On one of his solitary walks among the Left Bank bookstalls he was caught in a cloudburst, returned home drenched. His secretary scolded him. Said Schuman: "I suppose I have too much confidence." After a pause he added: "In a manner of speaking, of course...
...Bell. "Having been in the U.S. before, I took it the visa would be readily forthcoming . . . I am preeminently the aging, kindly gentleman that should pass in & out of any county unnoticed." Actually, he was not that Milquetoasty: he had fought for the republic in 1918, been caught and condemned to death, escaped by setting fire to the jail. One of his novels (The Way It Was With Them) was chosen a book of-the-month (1928) by the Catholic Book Club of America. But O'Donnell though he is a militant socialist and practicing Roman Catholic, had also...
Only 21, Richie ("Cottontop") Ashburn is leading both leagues in stolen bases, with 13. If he has a batting weakness, rival pitchers haven't caught on yet. He hit in 23 consecutive games (the season's longest batting streak). He boasts a fat average of .379 (third highest in the league). In center field, he obviously needs polish, but he covers ground like a wing-footed dervish. His weakness: a none-too-robust throwing arm. Skeptics like to point out that many a brilliant spring rookie has faded before September. But Richie is already being referred...
...Novi Special into the pits for a scheduled fuel stop. As compressed nitrogen blew fuel from a drum into his tank, the precious seconds ticked away. Before his tank was full, Duke roared back into the race. About 86 laps later, while battling for the lead, Duke Nalon was caught by the nightmare that has haunted motorists since the day of the linen duster...
...Toronto, after four months of playing cat & mouse with professional offers, Canada's 20-year-old Barbara Ann Scott (TIME, Feb. 2) allowed herself to be caught. The dainty figure skater signed a contract with a talent agency whose other clients include Hollywood's Shirley Temple, Joan Fontaine, Jimmy Stewart. Then she took some time off to worry about her freckles. Most likely assignment: the movies...