Word: lines
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...this end Mr. Müller's problem was no problem at all. Pan American's New York City traffic manager said that his line was definitely booking passage out of New York to the airport at Santa Maria. He suggested an immediate round-trip booking for Mr. Müller's wife and child...
...Washington, Formosa assumed an increasing prominence in discussions of future U.S. strategy in Asia. With the help of U.S. sea and air power it could be held against Communist attack. It flanked the line of a possible Communist advance across the South China...
...Detroit Tigers had their own prize bit of the rookie crop in Outfielder Johnny Groth, onetime Navyman (TIME, March 28). Chicago's White Sox had Outfielder Gus Zernial (also ex-Navy), who broke a collarbone four weeks ago chasing a line drive. White Sox fans could hardly wait for Gus to get back into the lineup: he was leading the league with a fancy .355 when he was hurt...
...over 35 fathoms, the battle began. Said Louis, "I saw him coming to take bait and yelled 'marlin,' and before he snapped the line off the outrigger I was in the chair." Hooked on an 18-oz. lemonwood rod, the maddened marlin streaked ahead of the Schmidts' 40-ft. Cayman II flashing high in the sun. When John turned the boat around, the fish headed for the bottom. Said Louis, "For three hours I had my leg hooked around everything except the keel...
...taught in Germany, was drafted into the German army in World War I, was captured by the Russians, escaped to edit a newspaper in Peking, finally got to Michigan in 1929. Through 20 years' teaching Professor Price never got over the wonders of Shakespeare, could hardly read a line without striding about the classroom and thundering at his students: "It's beautiful...