Word: ear
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...bille is one of those unusual men who can scratch his right ear with the middle ringer left hand held behind his back (see cut). In general, his life has been unusual. He has been an errand boy, a bellhop, an elevator operator, a metal worker, a mechanic, an artilleryman. In Venice and Brussels he was a gigolo. In Fezzan he trafficked in arms. During this time, Sébille escaped two attempts on his life and took part in three major riots. Hit by German shrapnel at Rethel in 1940, Sébille was taken prisoner. Later...
Every time he cocked his political ear, Bob Kenny of California thought he heard the rumblings of a Wallace-for-President groundswell. The genial co-chairman of the P.C.A. wanted other people to hear it too. So he got a big idea. He would promote a "Democratic" grassroots rally in sunbaked Fresno (traditional midstate meeting ground for California politicians) and start Wallace's name toward a spot on the state's Democratic presidential primary ballot. The rally would be the first formal move in the nation to nominate Wallace. It might even start a third-party tidal wave...
...prose, introduces him to the U.S. public. Betjeman (pronounced Betch-man) is minor but not slick; he is, in a very light and quiet way, a serious poet. If laurel wreaths may be awarded for a variety of sane satires and affections, for blandness of style and an ear for delectable rhythms, Betjeman deserves at least a small...
...Plays by Ear (Mon. 8 p.m., NBC). Winter of Discontent, fifth in the Hector Chevigny series (TIME, June...
...thing: they must all take a turn in postgraduate training in general practice. He wanted no "cockeyed specialists" in his family. The boys obeyed-but came out specialists anyway. Herbert (the eldest) and Paul became surgeons, William a pediatrician, Philip an obstetrician-gynecologist, Carl (the youngest) an eye, ear, nose and throat...