Word: footing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Last week the shoe was on the other foot. As he had requested, Congressman Thomas was called before a federal grand jury in Washington which is investigating charges that he exacted salary kickbacks from some of his office employees (TIME, Nov. 1). But, once before the jury, Parnell Thomas (who had been re-elected to Congress two days before) changed his mind. He invoked the Bill of Rights. He refused to testify on the ground that he might incriminate himself, and stalked out of the jury room...
...There stood two doors with a hardboiled, armed member of the security police posted before each one. The American showed his credentials to the guard at the first door, who looked him over suspiciously and disappeared into the official's office. The American waited, standing first on one foot, then on the other. Suddenly the guard at the other door glanced furtively up & down the corridor. Then, sidling up to the astonished diplomat, he whispered hoarsely: "When are the Americans coming...
Torbie Macdonald, whose running and passing had made him the 1938 Varsity standout, was only able to perform in three games of the '39 season because of a badly sprained right ankle. Novacaine injections which failed to carry Macdonald through the Penn game, aggravated his foot...
Three feet back was the fast-closing Art Rouner-stroked shell, which had a six-foot margin on the number three finisher, stroked by Charley Rimmer...
...first and Josh, the person, appeared only when the music stopped, to say a word or two or wipe his lips. With each song, the chords would sound first, loud and vigorous; then the words would rush in between the chords, pushed forward by the tapping of White's foot and the beat that filled the hall. Josh joined forces with each song, giving it to everybody to see and understand...