Word: paneling
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...days with the drone of an overfed bumblebee while a handful of his colleagues slouched drowsily in their chairs. One reason for the sad quality of debate was that many Senators .were too busy elsewhere-arguing the Bricker amendment in the desultory non sequiturs of radio and television panel shows...
Last week General Motors showed off some new gadgets in its "kitchen of tomorrow." Electronically controlled cabinets slide down to easy reach with a wave of the hand, and cabinet doors pop open by light pressure on the front panel. A new appliance provides a choice of cold water, ice cubes or crushed ice. For easy reading, recipes are flashed onto a screen when they are placed in a photographic viewer. The sink provides water at any temperature from a single faucet. An electronic oven rises at the press of a button, bakes potatoes in five minutes or roasts...
...last week it was clear that the Democratic high command thought so. No sooner had Massachusetts State Treasurer Foster Furcolo, a Democrat, told A.D.A. that its political efforts backfired (TIME, Dec. 21) than A.D.A.ers found they were being snubbed by Democratic National Chairman Stephen Mitchell. On a TV panel show in Philadelphia, Mitchell ignored an involved question from an A.D.A.er in the audience, merely quipped: "I'm certainly glad to see a member of the A.D.A. in person. I've read a lot about you A.D.A.ers, but never saw a real live one until now."* Two weeks later...
...handle radioactive material. (It can screw a nut on a bolt, and can even be made to pick up an egg.) Oil refineries, which used to crack oil by laborious batch methods, now do it in one steady, automatic flow; a few skilled workers sit at a master-control panel, guide the crude oil through many intricate steps to high-octane gasoline, or any one of a dozen other major petroleum products...
Personally, Ramsey told the panel newsmen, he did not think Furry should have claimed immunity, and added that he had spent much time arguing this point with Furry...