Word: roughness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...prospect of the A.F.L. C.I.O. merger, said Truman, is "scaring the daylights out of the Republicans," and there is evidence that "Republican politicians are getting ready to play pretty rough next year." Then he looked up from his text and added: "If the Democratic Party invites me into the campaign, they'll get all the 'rough' they want...
This most un-African parable of independence is succeeded in Marshall's repertory of family stories by his paternal grandfather, "a rough and tough sailor-man. He never knew what his first name was so he took two-Thoroughgood and Thornygood. He drew two sailor's pensions till the day he died-one in each name. I was named Thoroughgood after him but by the time I was in the second grade, I got tired of spelling all that and shortened it." His maternal grandfather, Isaiah O. B. (for Olive Branch, he said) Williams, also went...
Wonderful Business. In her dressing room between shows, munching a tired-looking sandwich and listening with one ear to cries of "Lillian!" from the street below, Entertainer Briggs surveyed her fast, dazzling rise. "It's wonderful! I love the whole business." The rough rock 'n' roll mob? They wouldn't hurt her-but she makes it a point to sneak out side doors, even though the cops are there to protect...
...dead reckoning that oldtime sailors used in bad weather when they could not shoot the sun has a modern counterpart "in Ryan Aeronautical Co.'s recently announced long-range air navigation system. The sailors estimated their speed, leeway and the effect of ocean currents to give them their rough position. The Ryan Automatic Navigator does much the same thing by making a fix on some object whose position is known (e.g., the Pentagon). While still within radar range, the instruments tell the ground speed, etc., by radar observations. With increasing distance, the instruments operate on their own, by sensing...
...with rage. This was worse than Baltimore, where, five days before, the Yanks had blown another and wound up blaming it on the umpires (see cut). It was hard to believe New York was still in the league. But the Yankees knew better. Next day, they gave Cleveland a rough afternoon, split a double header, stayed ii games back and managed to remind Manager Al Lopez pace-setting Indians that they were still running hard in the pennant race...