Word: hear
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Winston himself was not around to hear the Queen speak his words. He was home in bed working on a speech of his own, a far more orotund affair (see INTERNATIONAL) than the brief, ten-minute address he had given his sovereign. Both speeches reflected the same Churchillian hope: to keep the Tory government in command for its full term. "We were elected [in 1951] for a five-year period under what is called the Quinquennial Act," Churchill told the House of Commons that afternoon, rolling his tongue happily over the long, Latinate word. As outlined by the Queen...
...Seltzer's persuasive voice. He is such a popular public speaker that he delivers as many as seven speeches in one day, this year alone has made 246 public addresses. Known to most of Cleveland and to all his staff simply as "Louie," Seltzer relies on "what I hear around town" to set the paper's course, records what he hears in a notebook always handy in his pocket...
...lighter, weather repellent fabrics with zip-in linings. The crowning glory of the college man's hat also seems on the down grade. One style, however, the Tyrolean green alpine model with feather brush and hidden ear-muffs, is gaining popularity so quickly that one expects to hear yodels echoing from the steps of Widener...
...Ever hear CRIMSON, The old school yell...
Much of Thomas' poetry was controversial because of his usage of symbolism and experiments with meter and word patterns. Sir Herbert Read, Charles Eliot Norton Lecturer for 1953-54, who knew Thomas well, was "deeply sorry to hear the news." He said, "Thomas was a man whom one couldn't help but love. We've certainly lost the greatest poet of his generation...