Word: roughness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Russians are playing a mighty rough game, and they are playing it for keeps. Our shortsighted Government officials must come to their senses soon and reshape our plans-even if it bothers that budget-happy old man in the White House...
...executives often rise with giddy speed to their high perches, teeter briefly, then disappear with the first rough wind, it is perhaps because they have little administrative and command background for the big job. And so some hang on, but many fall...
...shrinks from offending a friend or customer, who agonizes over difficult decisions. In his 26 months as Defense Secretary, which began so dramatically only five days after the first Sputnik soared into history, McElroy has had a hit-or-miss record (TIME, June 22). As a salesman, succeeding rough-handed "Engine Charlie" Wilson, he did a brilliant job of persuading Congress to accept his budgets-and then some. Congress, in fact, gave him some $806 million more than he asked for. But he could not choose between proliferating, billion-dollar rival missile systems, crack down on interservice rivalry, or explain...
...minutes, a Navy patrol plane found the capsule bouncing on a rough sea, and in two hours after launch, the destroyer Borie picked it out of the water Opening the capsule itself was no problem but Monkey Sam had to stay in his inner package for four hours more, because Bone's officers did not dare tamper with its mysterious workings and high seas prevented transfer of the package to the task force's mother ship. Finally, guided by radioed instructions, the Borie's men gingerly opened the package. They found Sam the monkey "alive and kicking...
With 16 points, Cuffe was the second high scorer for the varsity. An extremely rough competitor, Cuffe once again utilized his fine driving ability to run his season's total to 54. Bob Montgomery with 21 and captain George Boynton with 20 led the Ephs...