Word: pointedly
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...point, when Senator McCarthy asked him if Fixer John Maragon had ever given him campaign contributions from Racket King Frankie Costello, Vaughan did a double take, which would have been a credit to Comedian Oliver Hardy. "Am I supposed to. know Frankie Costello?" he asked. "I have heard of people named Costello . . . May I ask, who is 'Frank Costello...
...loss. Older than his navigator and outranking him, he seemed to resent his pal's success. An inarticulate, heavy-boned man with thick-knuckled peasant hands, Barsov found himself all but ignored. In his diary he noted: "As always, all-knowing and haughty to the point of stupidity, [Pirogov] insulted me repeatedly . . . Today's quarrel with Pirogov made clear my dependency upon...
...More 'U.S. investment in the sterling area, particularly Point Four colonial development. Since the defense costs and dollar deficits of Egypt, India and Southeast Asia are a drain on the British economy, the U.S. might be asked to share the burden in the general interest of Middle and Far Eastern security...
Tito had a heavy tan, which made his white-streaked blond hair seem even lighter in color, but he did not look 57. His face was just as mobile as ever, and his harsh look would melt into a ready laugh as he used his hands to emphasize a point. He appeared to be enjoying life, and if he felt under any strain it was not apparent. He wore dazzling white flannel slacks and a pale blue sport shirt embroidered with the monogram...
This was not a mark of disrespect; they did not recognize him. Louis St. Laurent possesses to a marked degree the 19th Century attributes of probity, confidence and dignity?which seem to be taking on a new luster as the undignified 20th Century reaches its halfway point. He does not court public adulation. Besides, Canadians had given him the salute that counts in last June's general election: the widest mandate ever handed to a national leader (TIME, July 4). When the Canadian Parliament opens next week, St. Laurent's Liberal Party will hold a record total...