Word: guess
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Stressing the indefiniteness of a long range forecast, the Weather Station at Boston Airport volunteered the guess last night that there would be "precipitation, starting Friday and probably lasting through Saturday...
...Windsor and his Duchess arrived safely in Manhattan-the Duke in a blue suit (and cotton sweater and plaid shirt), the Duchess in what she helpfully described to some 50 welcoming reporters and cameramen as "a blue wool suit with a red wool jersey, a striped silk hat-I guess that's what you call it-with a veil, and a black box calf and alligator handbag." Also a mink stole. But no jewels. (Explained the Duke, whose Duchess got stolen blind back in Britain: "Well, really, there wouldn't be many left to bring, you know.") They...
...first turn, Stymie and Assault were 15 lengths behind the leaders. When Stymie finally let go, Arcaro clucked to Assault. They whizzed by the pacemakers entering the stretch, Stymie on the outside and Assault on the rail. Said Arcaro: "I rapped him three times with the whip, but I guess I didn't have to." At the finish, Assault and Arcaro were six lengths in front...
...breakfast table education" of old, the former soldiers, sailors, and marines--without running into any Pollyannaisms consider themselves pretty fortunate. They're making the best of the present and are hopeful for the future. But dropping the past has been a little difficult, a stoutish ex-Wac confided. "I guess I've grown out of this khaki girdle...
...with tears in its eyes. And the balance in the east will not be fundamentally altered. Joe Guffey seems to be the major Democratic loss in this area, whereas landslide Republican gains throughout New York, New Jersey and New England are based as much on the fact that people guess that the Democrats are this year's "outs," as on a clear analysis of partisanship. Lehman of New York and McGrath of Rhode Island are favored to retain their hold. The story is much the same in the congressional jousts...