Word: hummed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...over a splendor of blue marble columns, blackamoor statuary, yellow silk furniture, and sepia photographs of ancestors. Every other weekend there is a golf match or a shoot in woods that have recently been restocked with pheasant. The parties at Ferrières, which once awed Kaiser Wilhelm, now hum to brittle conversation and shine with the high fashion of an international society that mixes people of achievement with outsiders of the jet set. Guests have included French Premier Georges Pompidou (who was director general of de Rothschild Frères under his good friend Guy until 1962), former Premier...
...give "that kind of allegiance just to a college." Dissenters refuse to rise and sing because "your blanket falls off." Princeton hearts pound at Old Nassau, but Princeton mouths go da di da. Even Georgia Tech's "ramblin' wrecks" sing to the Alma Mater in a vast hum, as of bees. South Benders "cheer, cheer for old Notre Dame," but the sacred second line comes out, "You take the Notre, I'll take the Dame...
...Despite such potential roadblocks, the decision was hailed by railroaders, whose fortunes are improving after a long slump. From 1955 to 1961 the profits of the 102 Class I railroads sagged from $921 million to $382 million. In the past year or so, however, the railroads have begun to hum along again. This year their revenues will rise 2% to $9.6 billion, and profits will jump 10% to a six-year high of $630 million...
...Marshal. For his part, it was Marshal Tito's presence, rather than his words, that lent excitement to his visit. Tito's address to the United Nations General Assembly was a ho-hum, all-things-to-all-men bid for continued ways to reach peaceful coexistence...
...hum of West Germany's economy has given off some static recently with the ominous crash of several industrial giants, including Automaker Carl Borgward and Shipbuilder Willy Schlieker. Last week another big one swayed perilously close to collapse...