Word: noted
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...press conference a fortnight ago, President Eisenhower was closely questioned by reporters on a vital subject: Is the U.S. military establishment strong enough? The President sought to strike a note of caution-and balance-in his replies. Any appraisal of our military strength, he said, must take into account all its elements. And, said the President, with an emphasis that was noteworthy in any Army man, let us not overlook the Navy. "No one," he said, "has talked about that...
...Manners Abroad. Moscow radio announced that the Kremlin had sent an official note to Whitehall concerning what Pravda called this "shameful espionage." With a lack of diplomatic good manners, the Russians went on to quote their protest and the British reply...
Austria has made numerous protests, without effect, about what Austrians call the "murder fences." But last week Austria was astonished to receive a note from the Hungarian Foreign Office saying that within three months the entire frontier would be cleared of "border obstacles." While Austrians were speculating whether Rakosi or the Russians were responsible, squads of Hungarian soldiers began dismantling the barbed wire. A new thought occurred to the Austrians: if the Iron Curtain is really raised, how will Rakosi keep his Hungarians at home? Said Austrian Interior Minister Oskar Helmer: "Soon we will have all of Hungary in Austria...
Readers got the story of Krauss's five days of housekeeping (6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.) in his column each morning. Alongside, the Advertiser ran Mrs. Dion's version-which often differed. Krauss's first report began on a confident note: "There really isn't much to it. Running a house and taking care of four children takes about the same amount of stamina and nervous energy as jerking sodas." When children get out of bounds, Krauss counseled readers, spank them. (With their parents' consent, he did.) A few things went awry...
...tower. Chains attached to them extend to a control platform from which the principal player operates them. He controls the second and third largest bells with a foot lever connected by chains to the clappers. These bells are rung in unison with the big bell, giving a fundamental note which continues throughout the performance. The other bells must be adapted to this basic tone...