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Word: paceful (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...group closed in. One of them asked the freshman: "Are you Jews?" Poor and Gilbert made no answer, tried to hurry on. Two pursuers blocked their path, insisted: "Are you Jews?" "No," said poor. He was not-Gilbert was. They quickened their pace. When Poor, to cover his nervousness, reached into his pocket for matches to light a cigaret, one of the gang yelled: "They have a knife!" Seven or eight boys leaped on the two Freshmen. Badly mauled, both spent the night is Stilman Infirmary...

Author: By James G. and Trager Jr., S | Title: Parasol in Hand, Service News, Teetered Down Editorial High Wire in Search for Will O' the Wisp Impartiality | 4/9/1946 | See Source »

Next day he tried a change of pace. He rode in a limousine to suburban Kenwood, Md., walked several of its blossom-scented blocks to the home of his Press Secretary Charles Ross, dropped in there for scrambled eggs & bacon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: A Little Fresh Air | 4/8/1946 | See Source »

Manhattan Obstetrician Raphael Kurzrok believes that a large number of miscarriages are caused by "genital hypoplasia" (malformation plus deficient hormone activity). His analysis: in some women, because of insufficient output of estrogen (a female hormone) during pregnancy, expansion of the uterus fails to keep pace with growth of the fetus. Rupture of the membrane and miscarriage result...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Estrogen for Miscarriage | 4/1/1946 | See Source »

...Among them: Mississippi's John Rankin, Virginia's Howard Smith, Georgia's Stephen Pace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: To Knives & Forks, Loyal Men! | 3/25/1946 | See Source »

Playwright Stein (Four Saints in Three Acts) had, as usual, not truckled to the conventions. Though her play dealt with life in France during the occupation, it was largely undramatic-a succession of scenes that snapped their fingers at continuity, pace and mounting impact. The dialogue was typical Stein-like something written for the hard of hearing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: Yes and No | 3/25/1946 | See Source »

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