Word: frame
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...might name Napoleon Bonaparte, or perhaps General "Tooey" Spaatz, whose U.S. bomber fleets leveled Nazi cities in World War II. But among builders, there is no disagreement. The man who has done more than anyone else to change the face of the earth lives in a one-story frame house at an elevation of 2,695 ft. in Boise, Idaho (long. 116° 11 min. W., lat. 43° 34 min. N.). He is Harry Winford Morrison, 69, white-haired boss of Morrison-Knudsen Co., the world's biggest heavy construction firm...
Time and frustration had blurred the towering, bony frame and added flesh to the sad falcon face. But the manner was still much the same-the haughtiness, the imperious pride and, over it all, the toga of weary martyrdom. He strode in past the painted nudes and mirrored walls of Paris' Hotel Continental to a burst of applause. Hundreds of his admirers, as they always do, had clustered around the dais and monopolized most of the seats at the press conference, leaving newsmen to find seats where they could...
...present McCarthy-Stevens controversy appears to be one of the cheapest frame-ups since Martin Dies was victimized by the fellow-traveling elements of the Roosevelt regime. I, a Democrat, should like to register my opinions . . . Private Schine was, at the time of his induction, just within the 26-year-old limit, and the kind of controversial public figure the Army does not like to han dle. Did his draft number just pop up, accidental-like? Or, as his friends accuse and enemies smirk, as everyone believes, was it drawn? Why wasn't he given a special com mission...
...American Woolen battle, Dumaine wants to keep the New Haven in New England hands, has tried to run it to bring new trade to the area. When his father took over, Buck set out to become a railroader, worked alongside yard crews, poked his 6-ft. frame into every corner of the business. Buck, who became president in 1951, is proud of his record...
Hicks House, Kirkland's unique library, is divided into several small, comfortable reading rooms. Constructed in the 18th century, the library is a frame building which shelters 16,000 volumes. Hicks House is particularly strong in the classics, English, and history, reflecting the tastes of its Master. An extensive and ever-growing record collection is located in the library's basement, and a Music Room in B-entry's basement provides facilities for listening as well as playing...