Word: jealous
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...recreations, hobbies or frivolous interests that make for intimate friends, and he has none. He lives the life of an ascetic. He drinks only water (boiled and lukewarm) and sometimes tea. He never smokes. He eats sparingly. On the mainland his regime was always a coalition of old enemies, jealous friends and potential defectors, and Chiang always rated personal loyalty to himself above efficiency. With an armed opposition party in the land, he had to. He still does...
...Snake Pit. In Washington, Meany found his opportunities severely hampered by the senescent William Green, who was jealous of his prerogatives and had no intention of giving the young whippersnapper from New York any real power. A few months after Meany arrived, he was dispatched to Capitol Hill to testify before the House Rules Committee on a labor bill. As usual, he was well prepared, and he made an excellent impression. It was years before Green permitted him to testify on the Hill again...
...between him and my career. And now it looks like I'll have to choose my acting . . . I'm in too much of a hurry to become a top actress." Every once in a while, also complained Zsa Zsa, Rubirosa's easygoing torpor erupts into a jealous pet. "I can't even look at another man," cried she. "Not that I would do such a thing, [for] I am a very faithful girl even when I'm not married. When Rubi isn't around, I only date old friends and ex-husbands...
This Old House. In Mexico City, 91-year-old Melania Maria Yosset accused 91-year-old Miguel Marine of setting fire to her boudoir in a jealous rage as a climax to the "torrid love affair" they had been carrying...
...Announced, through Press Secretary James C. Hagerty, that the White House will no longer volunteer information about after-business-hours personal guests and social events. President Eisenhower was said to be angry about the rash of news stories and speculation concerning his recent stag dinners and about jealous protests from people who were not invited. The announced guest lists for 38 of the dinners had included the names of 294 businessmen; 81 Administration officials; 51 editors, publishers and writers; 30 educators; 23 Republican Party leaders; 18 scientists, artists and sportsmen; 16 military friends; ten heads of foundations or charities; nine...