Word: louders
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...quite obvious that a movie about a gun will be more interesting than a movie about a knife. Guns are louder. "Colt 45" therefore has advantages over "Commanche Territory," which is concerned with the invention and inventor of the Bowie knife...
...witness stand, Mrs. Borroto's private nurse, Elizabeth Rose, repudiated an earlier statement that she was certain Abbie Borroto was already dead (TIME, March 6). There had been short gasps from the body on the bed, "a louder gasp" when Dr. Sander inserted the needle, she said. Other hospital attendants attested to "muscular twitchings"; two doctors declared that an air embolism could have been lethal; other witnesses testified that Dr. Sander had indicated by his remarks that he himself thought he had ended a dwindling life...
...retail outlets, Ed Rand still intends to rely on the independents as well as such chains as Sears, Roebuck and J. C. Penney. But he hopes to make some changes. Where his father carefully avoided any razzle-dazzle, Ed Rand hopes to step up sales with a louder blast on his advertising horn...
...gosh!" moaned Secretary of State Dean Acheson's tailor. "The Secretary has never selected a suit louder than a mild-toned plaid. He's very discriminating, and such a gentleman ... a perfect size 42." But the Custom Tailors' Guild found the Secretary guilty of "sometimes overdressing," replaced him on their list of ten best-dressed men with General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Other winners: Bandleader Sammy Kaye, Dance Instructor Arthur Murray, Paper Magnate Harry E. Gould, radio M.C. Ralph Edwards...
Boxing's groans were even louder. Editor Nat Fleischer of Ring Magazine said: "In 1949, receipts from fights around the country dropped 50%-or $4,000,000. Attractive matches do well at the box office, but television is hurting the small clubs which can't get leading fighters...