Word: idea
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Once in a while, when a Soviet Russian finds enough distance between himself and the Kremlin, he has an idea all his own. Last week, the commandant of the small eastern German town of Döberitz brought forth a dandy...
Charles Wesley Plaisted turned out to be an alert, laconic, genial gentleman who has no idea how he got to be 100 years old. Nor does he attribute his longevity to anything whatsoever. "If you stay well, you don't make any count of the years," he said. "I don't feel any different than I ever did, although I'm not so strong...
...decided to make his re-election unanimous, as a vote of "confidence." But the whole performance left the G.O.P. no nearer to the comeback trail than ever. The committeemen had demonstrated some of the things wrong with the party; not one of them seemed to have any real idea how to set it to rights...
...Refunds. The Salvation Army was shaking like a chilled lassie on a windy corner. It had no idea that Costello was "THE Frank Costello," said a spokesman. Would the Army return Costello's $10,000? Well, no. Said Commissioner Donald McMillan: "The Salvation Army has been advised by its counsel that it has no legal right to refuse to accept funds...
Morley Callaghan (class of '25) got the idea for this latest twist in university fund-raising last spring. Toronto had set itself a goal of $6,000,000 in gifts from alumni and friends, asked its most distinguished literary alumnus to write "a piece" for the campaign. Instead, Callaghan turned out The Varsity Story (Macmillan; $2.50), a rambling and nostalgic novel filled with crotchety old professors, bright young scientists and eager students...