Word: fusses
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...keep this great work in Britain"), and reduced its price to a mere ?800,000. If this sum is not raised, however, the drawing will go on the block after all. "A pretty stiff bargain," sniffed the Daily Herald, but then went on to decry the whole by-jingo fuss: "There is something slightly ridiculous about the present outburst of patriotic excitement to retain this Italian drawing, for the national habit is to get art on the cheap." The Herald might have added that the public's concern for the Leonardo was a rather blatant case of love...
...Kennedy, which declared: "Your devotion to our continued military effectiveness is admired and appreciated." He read the letter from McNamara. which promised a restudy of the RS-70 in light of the Congressman's views. Vinson insisted that his strategy all along had been merely to raise a fuss over the RS-70 that would force the Administration to pay closer heed to congressional advice on military affairs. "We had to raise a good hot rumpus, and we got our point across...
...Critics. In architecture as in big business, Luckman has strong champions and critics. The critics grumble that he is more a businessman than an architect. "He is successful," says one top Chicago architect coolly, "because he produces anonymous architecture in a prescribed time and at the least cost and fuss to his clients." Luckman denies only the "anonymous" part of that charge. He insists that "I'm in this business not for security but for satisfaction" Kansas City-born, Luckman was graduated magna cum laude in architecture from the University of Illinois ('31). But Depression pressures pushed...
...fuss was surprising not only because Goldberg had said the same thing, but because no one disputes the duty of management and labor to consider the national interest. At least one major executive had no quarrel with Goldberg. Said Inland Steel Chairman Joseph L. Block: "I heartily endorse Mr. Goldberg's concept. A contest of strength where the stronger side wins doesn't prove a thing. Each side has to represent its own interest, but neither side must be unmindful of the needs of the nation. Who else can point out those needs but the Government...
...second issue revealed an extremely alarming development in the Observer's news coverage. The article in featured position, somewhat more worthy of its location than its predecessor, was headlined, "U.N. Bond Issue Kicks Up Fuss Across the Land--Chiselers', Says Welder in Milwaukee; Defense From Mr. Stevenson." And although it finally gets around to a serious discussion of the issue, the story was largely a collation opinions from the common man--Seattle fishing company executive, a Milwaukee welder, a treasurer of a federal savings and loan association in Birmingham, and, oh yes, Adlai Stevenson, among several others...