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Word: keeps (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...sheriff's office did not call on big, tousle-haired Sheriff Mike Elliott to get it. Not that the sheriff might not see them at the courthouse if he was in a benign mood-it was just that he usually did nothing but snort: "Why do you guys keep calling me a politician? I'm a statesman. A statesman is for the people!" His news releases, however, could be obtained by going to Brownie's U-Drive and asking for Richard ("Brownie") Brown...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OREGON: The Great Misunderstanding | 9/26/1949 | See Source »

...Angeles, which has managed to survive a cemetery with a floodlighted duck pond, Mickey Cohen and the tribal rites of Hollywood, seemed to be taking the hot rods in stride. The smartest thing to do was keep off the streets after dark...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CALIFORNIA: Gangway! | 9/26/1949 | See Source »

...King's letter went on & on in that vein. What it boiled down to in the American language was: "Oliver, we're getting along all right with the Americans, but the situation is ticklish and might come unstuck. Go over there and keep a sharp eye on things, keep in touch with the right people, keep selling the good old Empire-and don't let Bertie McCormick bite...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHANCELLERIES: Some Person of Wisdom | 9/26/1949 | See Source »

...delivered at the London School of Economics a series of lectures on "Central Planning and Control in War and Peace," in which he described the ideal cabinet minister as having "clarity, precision in thought . . . Only a synoptic mind can at once master the mass of necessary detail and yet keep a sharp lookout for the essential." Whitehall gossips, who have long noted Franks's ambition, believe that this passage indicates that Franks feels himself well qualified to be Prime Minister. Certainly, Oliver Franks's description of the ideal minister bears a striking resemblance to Oliver Franks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHANCELLERIES: Some Person of Wisdom | 9/26/1949 | See Source »

...hailed by Columnist Walter Winchell, who gushed that she was "new and refreshing . . . soft, sweet and dreamy." Mildly surprised by success, Jeanne Bargy said: "I'd been thinking of adding guest stars and things like that to my show. Now, I guess I'll keep...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio & TV: Fill-in | 9/26/1949 | See Source »

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