Word: ev
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...After the two-hour performance, the audience applauded for 15 solid minutes. Backstage, people swarmed to get a glimpse of the evening's heroine, Metropolitan Opera Soprano Eleanor Steber, who sang Ilia. The Greeks had some words for her: "Htove docuiacVoia" (It was a miracle), and Trpocy Licx ev 'iyca" (I've never seen anything like...
...knows yet where cosmic ray particles come from. A few may originate in rare solar "flares," but most of them come from farther space. The fastest particles pack an enormous punch, up to 1016 ev (10 million billion electron volts) of energy. To accelerate a flea to this speed, said Neher, would require all the energy released by a hydrogen bomb...
...lost to John Kennedy); Thornton and Langlie were also needed at home; Alfred Driscoll was a fading political light. Bill Knowland, with both the Democratic and Republican nominations in his pocket, had a sure seat in the Senate and was too closely identified with Bob Taft. Illinois' Ev Dirksen, whose name was also mentioned, was too far to the political right...
Liquid Tile. A liquid plastic that dries into a smooth, hard, waterproof, tile-like surface was put on sale by Ev-R Shield Products, Inc. of Joppa, Md. "Glascote," painted by brush, swab or roller onto porous materials like plaster, plaster wallboard, seasoned wood, concrete or pressed wood, develops a poreless finish that, says the manufacturer, is invulnerable to all known solvents. Price...
When the ten-day adjournment was finally voted, the pro-McCarthy Republican Senators could scarcely conceal their delight. Ev Dirksen unintentionally explained why. Leaving the floor, he was asked by newsmen if some sort of filibuster was in prospect. Dirksen seemed shocked. "Goodness me, no," he replied. "Nothing could be further from the fact, that I'm trying to prevent a vote. Time is always a great healer, its soothing effect brings peace of mind." Then he paused, and added: "I don't know whether a vote can be reached...