Word: plugged
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Fire Hose. Early last week there was still hope-among Tokyo optimists, at least - that Douglas MacArthur's abortive "end-the-war" offensive had only "temporarily" been halted, that a major enemy breakthrough could be prevented. The ist Cavalry Division, aided by British and Turks, was rushed to plug the enormous gap in the Tokchon sector where the R.O.K. II Corps had been shattered. It was like trying to plug a fire hose with a wad of chewing gum. The cavalrymen were beaten back 30 miles to Sinchang, then lost the town and fell back still farther...
...Lowe will handle the works before your Christmas exodus. This traveling iron is another article from Shreve's. Imported from England it's a necessity for people who travel. About four inches long it's made for use both in the United States and Europe. The AC or DC plug is set for 100-150 volts for use in the U.S. and with its special adapter and European sockets can handle up to 50. The iron and adapter comes in a neat leatherette case and is fine for either a woman or man. This package contains almost everything people expect...
...week's end Herbert O'Conor referred the entire matter to SCAP "for possible action on the part of Japanese authorities." And the Commerce Department hastily called a meeting of shippers and exporters in Manhattan, to plug the loopholes in its export regulations...
...able to overcome that, June Garfield, Cannaught O'Connell, and David Bowen came the closest perhaps, the rest of the east ranged from good to weak, and showed an opening night predisposition towards blowing its lines. Giraudoux' dialogue also suffers in the translation (example: "Ajax is the meanest plug ugly among the Greeks") and there was nothing the HTG could do about that. Perhaps the Fogg Court will cut down both the immobility and the talkiness of tonight's HTG production, but it will do little to remedy Girandoux' annoying tendency to preach rather than entertain...
...scheduled network commercial colorcasts but, under an experimental license, went ahead with color demonstrations. The outstanding show this week featured Arthur Godfrey, wearing a carnation lei, strumming his ukulele and looking fit, freckled but not especially redhaired. Though the show was strictly noncommercial, Godfrey got in an adroit plug for one of his sponsors-Chesterfield...