Word: scotches
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...make the blowout a success, Harriman and Assistant Paul ("Piggy") Warburg had worked overtime bullying caterers and procuring gin, bourbon and some synthetic fruit juices. There was no ice or Scotch to be had. "I thought Americans always had ice and Scotch," muttered a few disgruntled Britons, but for others the plebeian spirits did well enough. A few drunks were soon reeling here & there. The dignified staggers of U.S. junior officers drew many a disparaging glance and word from moralizing chauffeurs clustered at the entrance. Only the waiters and bartenders seemed unhappy. As the afternoon wore on they grew progressively...
...full price of the house. Templeton is betting that the houses will cost less than $6,000 each. Buyers will pay $6,000. But they will get a refund if the houses cost less. Says Templeton: "I've bet a builder $10 to a bottle of Scotch that the veterans will get a rebate of about...
...Luxembourg Palace bar, Ernest Bevin wrapped his big hand around a Scotch & water and ruminated: "A drink is good any time, but it's better when you need it." How much he needed it, he indicated when a fellow drinker asked: "What goes on, anyway?" Replied Ernie: "I don't know. I just sit and listen. I know that if I fall back on the wisdom of the U.S. I will be all right. Jim will have a formula...
...Bank. The $30,000-a-year (tax free) presidency of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development had gone begging for months. Several prospects had rejected the job. Then Democratic National Chairman Bob Hannegan began thumping the drums for ex-Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy, now a real-estate and Scotch-whiskey tycoon. That got action, but of an unexpected sort...
Frank Morgan (Sun. 7 p.m., NBC). Champion of the double Scotch & entendre, he replaces Jack Benny & company for the summer...