Word: explains
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...politicians under PR cannot generally appeal to only one local interest group; they must try to attract support from all sections of the city. This helps explain why candidates now campaign on their personalities rather than on issues. Each must appear "all things...
...Beat. The big complaint of capital reporters is that news by presentation is the cornerstone of the Administration's press relations. As a result, newsmen often get little chance to question top Government men if the presentation does not answer their questions or explain the policies satisfactorily. Complains New York Times Correspondent Bill Lawrence: "There's too much B.B.D. & O." Trying to reach sources directly to get the answers has posed another problem. Top Ikemen have generally become available to bureau chiefs, columnists and publishers, but newsmen covering routine beats are often left with little more than handouts...
Soon after World War II, successful Artist Colin-who had started as a penniless Montmartre dauber, decorating bistro walls and menu cards-concentrated on serious painting. Last week Paris saw the result. Painter Colin himself was on hand in the gallery to explain the difference between his old and his new work: "Designing a poster is like writing a telegram. Painting a picture is like writing a letter...
Willie, ordinarily a monosyllabic mumbler when it comes to talking about himself, once broke into a fairly long speech to explain his way with horses: "I'm trying to save the horse all the time-and hold his run for when he needs it. I try to break fast, but after that I don't mind the others,passing me, as long as my horse has a run left. Most of all, I like to sit comfortable on a horse. And I like to have the horse run comfortable under...
Marathon. In Barren Hill, Pa., caught in a stranger's closet, Burglary Suspect Benjamin Waites said that he "was running away from the stevedores," failed to explain how he happened to be 15 miles from Philadelphia's strikebound waterfront...