Word: gaspeing
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Pretty Political? After a general gasp came a lively babble. Said Commerce Secretary Sinclair Weeks: "Swell idea. It's a knockout." Chimed Agriculture's Ezra Taft Benson: "I'm no politician. But I think it's a great idea." Finally the President got a word in. "By golly, I like that idea. But it's pretty political, isn't it, Meade?" Replied Alcorn: "And how! Mr. President. But it's good politics, and will be good for the country...
...motionless, foul air. None was able to make a head-first descent and keep an oxygen mask over his face. Finally a tiny (5 ft.) printer from Derby named Ron Peters, 25, got close enough to be able to touch the trapped man's shoulder but began to gasp for air, had to be pulled up fast. On being revived with oxygen, Peters said: "I'll have another go.'' This time he managed to tie a hemp rope around Moss's chest. Slowly but strongly the rope was pulled taut, and Neil Moss moved...
...Russian "student editors" who visited the United States recently was a member of the Soviet delegation. "This fellow boldly told the assembly that 'in Russia we feel a student is in the university to study, and not to govern'--which caused quite a gasp from the professional student government types. Most of them hadn't studied in years. Another Russian tactfully amended his naive colleague's statement the following...
...press, ably and sharply stuck to the truth as he-not Castro-saw it. "The girl still could not identify the villain of her story," wrote Considine, covering the stadium trial. "Her head turned past him several times, and each time the huge jury in the arena would gasp 'Oh!' " Not all experienced observers had such clear eyes. Glowed the Chicago Tribune's Dubois, who could not overcome his Castro partisanship and his relief at the fall of the tyrant, Batista: "I have just had the first exclusive post-victory interview with Fidel Castro. His words rang...
...Heart Sings, Polly Bergen (Columbia LP). Songstress Bergen's idea of emotion is a throaty quaver and a kind of asthmatic gasp. The effect is disconcertingly in evidence on the first side of the album, but side 2 makes up the balance with a finely swinging Lucky Day, a bubbly The Lady Is a Tramp...