Word: plate
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...rubdown ends the session, but the grim shadow of Dr. Graham lingers on through dinner. Noticeably smaller on Harry Truman's plate are the once-hearty portions of his favorites-steak, ham, fried chicken, and custard...
...year-old tank destroyer corporal was afraid of cars and girls. But he recognized his defects, read popular articles about psychoneurotics and was determined not to be one. Faith in his church, cheery letters from his sisters, and a firm belief in the strength of his armor plate kept him going until headaches and nervousness got him down. ¶ A sergeant had nightmares; he also had near-hysteria at the sight of blood. He had known about his condition since youth, and took regular slugs of brandy to quiet his nerves. In a cheerful, half-drunk state, he commanded...
...screen fine enough to .screen out U-235 atoms as they came bouncing through the pipes. It succeeded even though it could not discover why its process worked. Nevertheless they turned out hundreds of acres of such screens. The notable contribution of Chrysler was something which sounded simple-nickel-plating the all-important pipes. The trick that had to be done was to nickel-plate them inside. Not until Chrysler turned the trick could Oak Ridge operate...
Today he puts on a show combining the outstanding features of a waterfront goon squad and Hollywood. Generalissimo Trujillo's car sports a five-starred, solid-gold license plate. Newspapers and radio hysterically shout his praise. Statues of him litter the land. An electric sign once glittered: "God and Trujillo...
...fellow jazzmen from New Orleans gave out with rocking hymns like When the Saints Go Marching In, drum-heavy parade music like High Society and Maryland, My Maryland, and the quick-paced I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate ("she shakes like jelly on a plate"). Their tunes were old; their playing was steady beat, banjo-plunking, authentic New Orleans-and meant to dance to. Bunk and his bandmen couldn't understand why almost no one got up to dance...