Word: halt
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...MacArthur has to deal with the war at close range. He bears the terrible responsibility for men's lives . . . The real quarrel between the general and his critics is over a simple issue-they propose that he should halt on the 38th parallel. He points out that, as a military proposition, this is not sensible...
...pounds in 80 days and wrote a book, The Fat Boy's Book (Prentice-Hall; $2), which sold lethargically until General Features, a lusty young feature service, chopped it into 19 pieces lor newspaper syndication. In a humorous vein Wheeler plants his diet tips ("I put a halt to salt"), generously allows his readers to balance their calories over three-day periods so they have time to do penance for bursts of overindulgence. Instead of frowning on high-calorie alcohol, Elmer simply warns against sweet mixes' and high-proof liquor ("for every proof add a calorie"). Those...
...reason for the halt in price rises was price controls. Another, and probably more basic reason: the ancient law of supply & demand. Consumers simply thought prices too high and stopped buying. In January, said the Commerce Department, wholesalers' sales to retailers were 53% ahead of last year; retail sales, on the other hand, have been running only 18% above a year ago. Retailers stocked up in anticipation of more scare buying, which did not develop. Unless buying picks up, many will be forced to trim prices to unload. Said one Atlanta retailer: "The test will come after Easter...
...years his small body had been racked with cancer. Doctors had removed one of Stephen's kidneys in an attempt to halt its relentless advance. But the cancer spread through the child's abdomen and into his chest. By last January it had destroyed one of his lungs. Two weeks ago Stephen was put into an oxygen tent. Doctors told his parents the end was near. Hugh Ridlon, 28, an ex-G.I., and his wife Helen asked Stephen what he wanted most in the world. "Another Christmas tree," he answered. Last week, soon after...
...dawned. In the chilly morning, from the outskirts, long lines of people started for work on foot. Streetcars rattled through the streets, empty but for the crew. They came to a halt at each stop, while the conductors tried to lure passengers in; nobody boarded. Any weary hiker who yielded to temptation was promptly hauled back from the trolleys by indignant pedestrians. Owners of private cars offered lifts to elderly people. At noon, Barcelona's entire police corps was mobilized; two cops mounted each streetcar to "protect passengers." But the cops were the only passengers on the flashy...