Word: roof
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...unconventional plan for a new Unitarian church in Madison, Wis. was enthusiastically described last week by the pastor of Madison's First Unitarian Society. Unitarian Wright's idea of a " 'unit'arian" church involved combining steeple, auditorium and parish house into a unit under one roof (which would serve as "steeple"). The result looked like half a pyramid, vertically sliced; some people might have to be told that it was a church...
...roughly shaped granite rocks-crude anti-tank barriers left over from the war-dotted a hill; behind a brown horse, a sturdy, towheaded Finn who had already plowed several acres on either side was now plowing between the boulders. His neat house with its red tile roof and his brand-new red barn stood proudly at the top of the hill...
Twice Frank Cushing called his city desk, finally got permission to go after the story. When he got to the scene, he clambered to a roof about 30 feet from the boys without being spotted, and, before the policemen disarmed their quarry, took the news photo of the week...
...Asked Congressional approval of a new Housing & Home Finance Agency, to put a permanent roof over the temporary consolidation of independent housing agencies...
...brother-in-law of the late Max Annenberg. He is the only executive who can stop the presses (with a buzzer that blows a siren in the press room). "Louie" Rose cruises his newsstands at night in a new, $5,000 Packard. His boss bought it, found the roof too low for the high McCormick head, told Rose: "If you like it I'll give it to you." Rose liked...