Word: proofing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...tough street mob belonging to the Christian Phalange,* the new rebels have tied up the streets and shops of Beirut with strikes and rioting more effectively than the Moslem rebels ever did. Last week, as more than a dozen Lebanese died, the new President, Fuad Chehab, was providing continuing proof of his immense capacity for doing nothing. As another 1,000 U.S. soldiers were evacuated, U.S. officials fretted over the danger of religious warfare between Christians and Moslems...
...court Schneider at first was equally indignant, alleged that his "confession" had been extracted from him by the police "while I was under the influence of alcohol." But then he blandly admitted forging dozens of documents, ranging from "proof" that he had been in Nazi concentration camps to "proof" that he had served in the Nazi army. With an embarrassed smile, he agreed that he had used his own falsified army identification card in lectures showing troops how to avoid just such forgeries. Roared the judge: "Did you not become tired of making these forgeries?" Replied Schneider: "Not really, once...
...pitch was new special foods brewed by veterinarians such as Denver's Dr. Mark L. Morris, 67, who says that half the nation's dogs have kidney trouble caused by overeating, not of simple canine food but of rich people food not fit for a dog. In proof, Dr. Morris concocted special diets for Seeing Eye dogs, prolonged their lives as much as 30%, a boon to the blind, who no longer have to replace dogs as often. Dr. Morris' line of prescription foods now sustains almost 50,000 dogs, extends their lives as much...
...Brattle management has at last supplied us with conclusive proof that all the old Bogart movies are not great. The proof is High Sierra; it is a shuddering loser...
...Southern liberal reads the same brief and finds in it only new proof of his position...