Word: minor
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...gaunt, nervous man of Italian descent, drives a truck for New York City's Sanitation Department. He is the father of three, and wore, fittingly, a white collar in his appearance before the committee, which is investigating "whitecollar" working conditions. He was supposed to be just a minor witness, to illustrate the ponderous cost-of-living figures spread before the committee by C.I.O. president Phil Murray. But Mr. Alessi stole the show. He has had a bad time of it ever since 1929. Now things are worse, and he wanted the committee to know. Said...
...Street Blues. Now 64, he dresses like a tailor's ad, drinks champagne cocktails and has been called "the most lovable guy in the whole damn game." As president of Los Angeles' Angels, Pants earned The Sporting News's (TIME, Nov. 8) title of No. 1 minor-league executive last year...
...despite the ample steel supply. A few weeks ago WPB's Office of Civilian Requirements was talking hopefully of supplying pent-up demands for many a much-missed article of everyday life. It still plans soon to increase the manufacture of alarm clocks, let a score of other minor items dribble out. But for the most part, OCR has now decided to keep the lid on tight until it becomes certain that renewed civilian manufactures will not interfere with the invasion of Europe...
...seems like a caged or wounded lion, suffering deeply. . . . His capacity, his stature, his military ability, his power as a leader seem of large dimensions, yet he has been relegated to a minor part in the war and put on starvation rations. . . . I came out here thinking he was not really a candidate for President, but now I think he is receptive...
...Britain, U.S. Marines brought seven days of breathless climbing and vicious fighting to an end by capturing Hill 660. A minor battle by global standards, it was also one of the bloodiest yet fought by the Marines in the Southwest Pacific. The dividend: early use of the Cape Gloucester airfield, whence bombers could strike at Rabaul...