Word: growed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...great-great grandson of Railroad Builder Cornelius Vanderbilt, marked by destiny and carefully drawn wills to be a man of wealth and solid respectability. But the tough, devoutly Republican old commodore was no model for Frederick Vanderbilt Field. Before his generation had begun to grow grey, Freddie Field had radically rewritten the family script...
...Author Hall made it clear that in turning it out he hoped he was working for a happier future. Said he: "I don't like children very much, you know. I really hate the nasty little brutes. But I've got to live with them when they grow...
...that I understand how even the people in Sauk Center have come to wear a harassed, uncertain look, I can return to civilization for another fifty years. Perhaps with the illusions shed man will grow more mature by the year 2,000. Or perhaps the unpleasantness of looking at himself and the world unadorned will cause him to revert once again to his tribal ways. I noticed you deified another man last month--let's see, that makes the third this century...
...other non-Communist nations recognize. ¶Why should the U.S. slam any door when diplomatic posts could provide observation points, when businessmen might profit from trade and the U.S. could have hostages against their safety in Chinese Communist diplomats here? ¶The Chinese are basically anti-foreign and will grow to hate Moscow string-pulling. So there is always the chance that China's Boss Mao Tse-tung will become another Tito. It might help to have an ambassador around to encourage him. ¶As the sole provider for Japan's deficits, the U.S. taxpayer would benefit financially...
Earlids Wanted. Other victims spoke up. An indignant woman told of waiting in line 15 minutes at the Information Desk, then losing the attendant's reply in a crash of sound; she had to go back and start all over again. Another vowed that she would grow "earlids" if she knew how to. Said Psychiatrist Harold Harris, a commuter: "This noise could be the straw that breaks the camel's back . . . Real physical illness . . . like peptic ulcers or hypertension . . . are due to suppressed rage and hostility...