Word: pointedly
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Even before Maine's catastrophic forest fires of 1947, Maine, with most other states, was trying to educate people and discourage them from throwing live ashes from automobiles or other moving vehicles. TIME, instead of condoning this criminal practice of flipping cigarette butts as an amusing sport, should . . . point out the dangers of such carelessness...
...boorish and heartless exhibitions of snobbery, Captain Donald F. Smith's conduct in connection with "Miss Quonset Point" [TIME, May 2] ranks among the more nauseous of modern times. Courtesy to a "sweep-woman" could not possibly have besmirched his dignity as his act has besmirched the Navy...
...been flying ever since. In his younger days, the captain once won an award as top dive-bomber pilot in the Navy. During the war he served overseas on aircraft carriers . . . with one tour of duty as director of Naval Air Transport Service. Since his arrival at Quonset Point in February 1948, his relations both with the local civilians and the civil service employees have been of the highest order. An example of his thoughtfulness and loyalty to his civil service employees occurred just before Christmas of 1948 when a disastrous fire swept the engine overhaul shop at Quonset...
...point formula also calls for double wins by Pat McCormick in the hurdle events and victories by John Harrigan in the high jump and Jerry Gibson in the broad jump...
...game started well enough. The first period saw one goal for each team. After two minutes in the second quarter, the varsity was ahead, 3 to 1, but this was the high point. Williams pulled ahead in the third period, and except for a brief surge in the final period when Estin's last goal brought Harvard within one point and gave the crowd momentary hopes of a comeback, had the game in hand...