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Word: fortes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...with Eisenhower's parents in Abilene, Kans., had her marriage's first bitter quarrel - after Dwight refused, in flat tones, to come home until he had broken even in an all-night poker game. Soon after, she found herself keeping house in a two-room flat at Fort Sam Houston...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CAPITAL: The President's Lady | 1/19/1953 | See Source »

Because many of the scenes were photographed at the WAC Training Center in Fort Lee, Va., the movie is generally diverting. But at times the proceedings are somewhat less than sprightly, e.g., Textile Expert Douglas commenting patriotically on the stripteaser's engagement: "It's unions like this that keep our Union in business...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, Jan. 12, 1953 | 1/12/1953 | See Source »

After Evita's death, Apold and Duarte whetted the knife for Del Carril. First they cut off his film supply. Then, a fort night ago, Apold planted a story in the newspaper Critica that spelled the end of Del Carril's artistic career in Argentina...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARGENTINA: A Favorite Falls | 1/5/1953 | See Source »

After all, a man of my age should celebrate by doing nothing." In Fort Myers, Fla., baseball's venerable Connie Mack checked off birthday No. 90 with a sideline tip: "There's not a worry in the world worth worrying about. That helped me live longer than anything else I know." In Tokyo, Crown Prince Akihito marked his igth birthday with a family dinner and a diplomatic reception. In preparation for his first trip abroad-the coronation in London next June-the prince is passing up his usual winter skiing vacation to concentrate on his studies: European political...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Jan. 5, 1953 | 1/5/1953 | See Source »

...York Harbor, the Army's senior cavalryman, Lieut. General Willis D. Crittenberger, 62, retiring as commander of the First Army, reviewed his last honor guard, enjoyed a ticker parade up Broadway to a City Hall reception, then headed west for a family Christmas with his son at Fort Sam Houston, where the general first reported for duty with the old 3rd Cavalry in August...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Dec. 29, 1952 | 12/29/1952 | See Source »

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