Word: keen
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...successors of the Romans who conquered Greece in 146 B.C. Before World War II Greece accepted a British guarantee of independence, but last week Great Britain was fighting for her own life. So Italy's Benito Mussolini, whose sense of vengeance, of history and of opportunity is as keen as Adolf Hitler's, saw his chance to add a piece to his dreamed of 20th-century Mediterranean Empire...
...Keen little Marquis Kido has long been called "a sharp pocketknife" in the waistcoat of Prince Konoye. With great speed, the Marquis whittled for Konoye a wooden sword of authority-by the entirely unprecedented step of summoning an advisory conference including six former Premiers (including Prince Konoye himself, who held the office in 1937-39). All of them, including Konoye, wanted Konoye. Kido consulted with Elder Statesman Saionji, then reported to the Emperor. Within 24 hours of Yonai's resignation, the Emperor commanded Prince Konoye to form a Cabinet...
Across the towering Andes, in Brazil the struggle between fascism and democracy was just as keen but less violent. The forces of democracy were represented by the U. S. S. O'Brien, U. S. destroyer No. 415, which put into the big coffee port of Santos on a good-will visit three weeks ago. Democracy won that round, not entirely to the pleasure of the Brazilians. Finding the illegal bicho lottery not much different from Harlem's numbers game, the bluejackets hopefully plunked down their nickels on No. 415. As luck would have it No. 0415 turned...
...idea of turning Joan Crawford from Judy O'Grady into Colonel's lady, overcame a troublesome Garbo trait by observing: "It is difficult to have an evening gown fit properly with the right lines when the person wears low heels." At parties Adrian keeps a keen eye peeled for signs of dowdiness, can be convulsing about it afterwards. Of Tallulah Bankhead he once remarked: "She can wear one more silver fox than any other woman and still look underdressed." Adrian affects not to know the difference between one Paris couturier and another, to dislike ordinary women who copy...
Across a trial table in Cleveland's Common Pleas Court last week two aging tycoons, once inseparable friends, faced each other in bitter litigation. Plaintiff was tiny (5 ft. 3) Frank A. Seiberling, board chairman of Seiberling Rubber Co.. keen and dapper despite his 80 years. On the other side was mystic, eccentric, 275-lb. Edgar B. Davis, 66, oil & rubber man, who has made and spent four fortunes, given away some $6,000,000 to charity and friends because he believed his money "came from the good God himself...