Word: poohs
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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When shortages of Government-stored grain were first turned up five months ago, Agriculture Secretary Charles F. Brannan pooh-poohed the Senate's investigation as "politics," a "fishing expedition," and "crackers thrown into the fan." Yet as the probe progressed, more & more cases of grain thefts by farmers and warehousemen were uncovered. And with each new case, Brannan had to boost his estimate of the money lost in his grain storage program...
...Washington, after Nancy Kefauver had transcribed a story for a children's radio show (from Winnie-the-Pooh in which Pooh learns all about bees, much to his discomfort), she retired for a real siege of storytelling at the Kefauver home, where three of her four children were recovering from the discomforts of mumps...
Navy, up & coming since veteran Coach Rusty Callow took over the helm two years ago, was the crew to watch. Just a week before, the Middies had upset Wisconsin, 1951 collegiate champions, by 2½ lengths. Coach Callow was inclined to pooh-pooh the victory: "Wisconsin rowed 31 [strokes a minute], and we had to row 33 to beat them." Callow did not even seem impressed with Navy's winning time, only 2.8 seconds off the course record. Said he: "You can't tell anything about records. Wind and tide make too much difference." But by the time...
...modern, vitaminized pop, crackle and snap. He was a serious fellow, who seemed only to slap backs and ride kids' bicycles because he is warm and human and not stuck up, and likes people. The Democratic professionals in Washington were horrified. Last week, no longer able to pooh-pooh Kefauver as an amateur and an upstart, they were taking serious steps to stop him at any cost...
...most marked change from the traditional Mikado--besides the increased importance of the onstage chorus--is the rather unusual interpretation of two of the principals, Ko-Ko and Pooh-Bah. Ko-Ko is, and always has been, a shy, introverted fellow, but Allan Miller a bit overdoes his meekness, with the result that we miss the slight hamming which ordinarily characterizes the Lord High Executioner. Barry Pennington's Pooh-Bah, however, is also a dead-pan job, but is so superbly done that it at times steals the stage from...