Word: grimness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...flight was part of the hazardous duty that crewmen long ago came to accept as normal in the Asian aerial no man's land. Since the Korean armistice of 1953, Communist and U.S. planes have exchanged fire no fewer than 14 times along Asian coasts. The grim results: 36 U.S. airmen lost, ten Communist fighter pilots shot down...
...moment Princess Margaret alighted from her plane at the airport. There, the lively Portuguese-gate crashers, airport mechanics and charwomen as well as invited guests -crowded around Margaret in a most un-British manner. According to London's Sunday Express, Margaret was MOBBED IN AIRPORT BATTLE, while a "grim-faced" Ambassador Sir Charles Stirling looked helplessly on. From then on, the British embassy and Portugal's Police Inspector José Passo were determined that the princess and the Portuguese should never get that close again...
...midst of a booming technological age, ancient crafts have managed not only to survive, but actually flourish. A prime example is France's centuries-old weaving industry, which was revitalized by a handful of dedicated artists headed by Jean Lurcat and Marcel Gromaire during the grim days of the World War II German occupation. Working in Aubusson close to the looms, and designing sketches in some 50 colors (v. 1,440 tones used by 19th century weavers), modern French tapestry designers have made the old craft into a contemporary medium...
Room at the Top. A Tenzing among social climbers ice-picks his way to the top of a grim British industrial town...
Room at the Top. A Tenzing among social climbers ice-picks his way to the top of a grim British industrial town...