Word: desk
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...this ambitious hope raises the question: does Powers have the political courage--or rather, strength--to stand against the demands of many pressure groups? Last year, Mayor Hynes approved a "white paper" which called for a no-fire, no-hire policy. It has been collecting dust in his desk drawer; due to political pressure, the experiment came to naught...
After an all-star conference on the U.S. space lag (see Space), President Eisenhower cleared his desk, canceled his scheduled press conference, and hopped down to Augusta for a five-day cold cure in the Georgia sun. But Augusta last week was cold, rainy and damp by turns, and though Ike got in a couple of rounds of soggy golf, the trip was not much of a vacation. Even before he could swing a club he got the news that his summit plans were coming unstuck and he called a press conference at Augusta's Richmond Hotel for next...
...into a Spanish home, the master of the house always says, 'Vuestra la casa'--this is your house," he said. "I've always felt that way about students who come to my office." He is at work every day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and his desk is always piled with books and papers...
...came in about 11:30 p.m. and sat down to study the drawings his helpers had been working on all week. One by one, they all straggled home by about 2 a.m., leaving only the skinny neophyte [myself] with his boss, who was'stiil sitting at the front desk, chin on hands, looking at the drawings. Aalto remained in tha, position without moving until about 6 a.m.; whether he was asleep or not is not known, since the assistant was afraid to go look. Then Aalto stirred and began to draw with soft colored pencils until about...
...make two or three a day.'' Dr. Sills charges $3 for an office visit, $1.50 for an injection, but cuts the fees for the poor. Negro patients make up one-third of his practice. About half the patients plunk down cash on Mrs. Sills's desk as they leave, and most who are billed pay promptly...