Word: coolness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...their orange baseball caps, the crews themselves glistened dully, too. Most of them were reserves, and like their planes they were ten years older than in the glamour days of World War II. There was little of the "tiger" (Korea equivalent for "eager beaver") about them. They were cool, experienced, careful, sometimes sardonic. They liked to call themselves the "Christmas help," and they liked to point out that the average B-29 in the outfit was carrying the fathers of ten children...
...Conditioned Fog. Because most of the companies make other products as well as air conditioners, the industry is shrouded in secrecy and a fog of confusing claims. There are three types of air conditioners: 1) small units that fit in the window and cool only one room, 2) package units which link up with the heating system and serve the whole house, 3) "heat" pumps which cool or heat the house, in season...
Cloudy and cool with occasional showers today. Highest temperature near 50 with northeast winds...
Finally, the exasperated pitcher managed to get through his motion. As the ball whipped toward the plate, the batter's cool blue eyes examined it with icy intentness. The ball, a hairbreadth outside the strike zone, plopped into the catcher's glove. Not until the umpire called "ball," almost resignedly, did Eddie ("The Brat") Stanky allow himself the small grimace that, during a game, passes for a satisfied grin...
...expression of sadness, pounded into Durocher's office and said: "Leo, that's fine for Al, but don't you think I had it coming? After all ... I'm your kind of ballplayer. You've always said so." Durocher told Stanky to cool off. Then he carefully explained that he was trying to instill some of Eddie's aggressiveness into Dark by giving him added responsibility. Stanky was flattered and placated...