Word: corners
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...opening journey through a troubled corner of The Company's world brought Author Edson McCann (pseudonym for "a government scientist") a $6,500 contest prize as 1955's best science-fiction story. But, with its minimum of electronic gadgetry and with no space excursions at all, Preferred Risk stays close to the ground and takes a jitney ride along the broad highway charted by George Orwell six years ago in 1984. Author McCann, throwing politics away as excess baggage, just zips along, fast, wry, and sometimes ingenious...
Bill Jackson sat back in his corner, pulled off his pants and massaged his knee. "Boss," he said, 'I have a wrenched tendon. I just can't bear it any longer. Knew it wasn't much good any more when a little while ago I could barely...
...less prominent corner of the farm, with only part of a board fence, two manager candidates, and no police, Bob Margarita manipulates another group towards what he hopes will be a team by Oct. 15, when his Yardlings meet Tufts...
...hand to introduce Governor Leader was Democratic National Chairman Paul Butler. When Butler's talk seemed to be running a bit long, some of the guests grew impatient to hear Leader. "Where's that boy from Philadelphia?" cried a man at a corner table. Replied Butler: "He's from Harrisburg, and he'll be with you in a minute." Then, with a grin toward the corner table, he added: "That California wine is wonderful...
...doing it but dislike not being legally en règle . . . and finally, who are delighted when one of their great men talks to them of their greatness, their great civilizing mission ... but who dream of nothing except to retire, after a pleasant little life, to a quiet little corner . . . with a little wife who will be satisfied with inexpensive little dresses...