Word: odd
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...odd at all. Most rural children know the male animal is dangerous and that under certain circumstances the female can be deadly, too. When our city cousins come to call, we cross our fingers and hope they'll survive...
When Macrae came here on Oct. 5 to bring the project full circle, I asked him to keep a diary of his impressions of the U.S. and of writing for TIME. He has just given me the diary, which he says "was done at odd moments and may sound disjointed." Disjointed or no, I thought I would pass along to you the parts I enjoyed most...
...Occupation, and the departure of the Allied Commissioners, was drawing near-but not complete independence. What made Adenauer rejoice was the drawing of a "roof treaty," to go into effect when-in the terms of the occupying powers' odd figure of speech-the walls are added. The treaty will make West Germany an almost-free state. West Germany must agree to let allied troops remain, but as defenders, not occupiers. She must allow the allies to intervene if the security of their forces seems threatened, from within Germany or without. Most important of all, she will get her near...
Chosen Country spraddles some 80-odd years of American life (1848-1930), but ;he only ground it really covers is from soapbox to soap opera and back. To hold that ground, Dos Passos mobilizes a small army of characters, chief among them Jay Pignatelli...
...casual" jobs are awarded solely on the basis of ability of availability. They encompass such familiar pursuits as baby-sitting, handling odd-jobs around local homes, and shoveling snow. They take in such esoteric--comparatively highly paid--occupations as draftsmen, translators, and entertainers. The entertainment bureau, one of Holt's prides, has been rather curtailed under Taylor...