Word: graving
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Peeps & Points. Striking northwest from Lexington, John Sherman Cooper, 55, tramped through solid Democratic counties, e.g., Scott, Henry, Carroll and Owen ("I've always gotten more applause than votes in these parts"), shaking hands. Men were interested in his grave, quiet manner, women in his good looks and unfailing courtesy. Often he walked into beauty parlors, peeped under hair dryers, introduced himself to the surprised clients thereunder, explaining: "I need your vote." Popular as he is, Yaleman Cooper is regarded by some of the Kentucky Old Guard as being "too progressive" and distinctly a member of the party...
...eleven days the grave-faced master of the Italian Line's Andrea Doria waited while the young third mate of the Swedish-American Line's Stockholm told a story in a Manhattan courtroom that implied that the Italians were to blame for the July collision that sank Andrea Doria (TIME, Oct. 8). Last week came turn for Captain Piero Calamai, 58, to take the stand, and his anxiety still showed as he sat with bent shoulders, pale and tired-looking...
...approach to the Canal Users Association plan, or to the U.N. But by relating the traditional U.S. position on colonialism to Suez, Dulles touched off a mighty difference of opinion with the newspapers, pundits and editorialists of London and Paris, who resented his linking of the two problems. "A grave disservice to Anglo-American unity," growled the London Times; pouted Paris' L'Aurore, "Mr. Dulles has not used the language of an ally...
...Grave Matter. Glad of any honor that might come his town's way, the mayor of Vimoutiers promptly organized a search for Marie Harel's grave. It failed to materialize, but another grave was made to serve as well, and the doctor deposited his flowers. After that everyone joined in a banquet, in the midst of which Dr. Knirim proposed raising a statue of the great Marie, and whipped out a $20 bill to start a fund...
...than sainthood, and not even King Philip was surprised to find that a dying man's curse was as deadly as a knife: within a year of De Molay's howled imprecation from the fire, Pope, prosecutor and the King himself had followed the Templar to the grave...