Word: firmly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...wise (or wizened) old man. The years had marked him in many ways: the yellow is gone from his hair (indeed, most of the hair is gone); his face and neck are heavily lined. But the spring in his step, the athletic bearing and carriage, all were firm and strong, and the quick laugh and quicker grin marked a personality that had not lost its joy in life. "President Eisenhower," noted the New York Times's Arthur Krock, "entered his seventieth year this week, the first White House incumbent of that age who did not resemble the contemporary concept...
...entered the second jewelry store. There they scooped up another $140,000 worth and found the keys to yet another Goldsmiths' & Silversmiths' store. Next stop: Regent Street, branch No. 3, and the biggest haul of all-jewelry worth $420,000 and keys to the associate jewelry firm of Arthur H. Drew Ltd. in Victoria Street...
Reluctance to deal with the sticky questions posed by bullying and aggression characterized the League of Nations and eventually killed the organization when its impotence and indecision in the face of German, Italian, and Japanese actions became tragically evident. The U.N. began its career with the firm intention of avoiding the League's mistakes, and--with the aid of strong American leadership--responded quickly and effectively to dangerous situations in Korea and the Middle East...
...University favors the broad interpretation, a member of its law firm said, because such a decision means that Harvard can build as high as it wishes on any of its own land. The decision makes other physical restrictions equally invalid, Lewis said, and prevents Cambridge from establishing zoning laws which require parking facilities or sidewalk area next to University buildings...
Although the University hired an outside business firm for its study of the dining halls two years ago, it now sees no need for professional consultants, according to Arthur D. Trottenberg '48, Manager of Operating Services. Instead of these consultants, Trottenberg and Carle T. Tucker, director of the Dining Hall Department, will supervise the present inquiry...