Word: noted
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
When Larry's father asked him to repeat his conversation with President Eisenhower, the boy said stiffly that he considered it "private and off the record." But after a little fatherly persuasion Larry explained that he told the President he had a note from his mother to Mrs. Frances Berard, fourth-grade teacher at John Eaton School, asking that he be excused for tardiness on this special occasion. That seemed to satisfy the President. He released the boy, grinned and said goodbye before he walked away...
When Larry presented his note to Mrs. Berard (25 minutes late), she had him give a five-minute newscast on his experience to his classmates. Their comment on Larry's adventure: "Pretty nifty...
...even if the latter day Puseys can not trace their family tree, an accurate description of the manor's history and the activities of some men who lived there is contained in Law School textbook by Professors Casner and Leach entitled "Cases and Texts on Property." The books notes that the Puseys performed their outstanding feat by remaining in control of the family manor for nearly 900 years, surviving the War of the Roses and finally World War I only to be ruined by the depression in 1933. As Professors Casner and Leach note with grim efficiency, "Pusey manor...
...times past, confusion on ticket distribution was just hard luck. But consider the case of some students yesterday. Their envelopes came back with a little note, "Sorry. We got you as close together as possible...
...West might take note of another fact: since Nasser has taken over the canal completely, responsibility seems to have become the motto of the day. Since even a minor accident by overworked canal pilots could now produce a major world crisis, Egypt is doing its best to run the canal safely, and speedily. There have even been reports that Nasser has permitted two Israeli chartered ships to pass through--an astounding fact, if true. And on the face of it, Nasser has said he would be willing, as an act of sovereignty, to renegotiate the Convention of 1888, which provided...