Word: shoulder
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Blowhards. In Salem, Ore., Robert Lantz, while tying his baby daughter's shoes, gave an all-out sneeze that dislocated his shoulder, bounced the baby into a corner, blackened her eye. In Wheeling, W. Va., Eddie Bowie, driving his car, sneezed, plunged into another car, which rammed a third. Estimated damages...
...this week, as, standing on the rostrum of the House, he delivered the fruit of all this husbandry to a joint session of Congress, it was clear that Harry Truman had been the victim of too much conferring, too much polishing, too much looking over his shoulder at his critics. By the time he was finished, it was apparent that he could have delivered his message in either the Union League Club or a union hall, without getting many cheers or jeers in either place...
...last week the Eisenhower bandwagon, having been given a pull here and a push there, was beginning to roll. "Ike for President" buttons were sprouting in growing numbers. George Allen, whose first loyalty is to Harry Truman, was anxiously stamping out rumors that he had his shoulder to the wheel, that he was even starting to work on an Eisenhower campaign fund. Then, on the day before New Year's, while General Ike was vacationing in Florida with his wife, Cissie Patterson's Washington Times Herald-which likes a sensation-gave the wagon a hefty shove...
...loss of Neal Holt who is out for the rest of the season with a shoulder separation deprives the Crimson of their best 136-pounder and leaves the squad in an impoverished condition as far as lightweights are concerned. Late yesterday afternoon the Crimson lineup was still not definitely determined because of the difficulty of some men to make weight and the absence of others from yesterday's practice...
...detective who had not been born when John picked his first pocket saw that round old figure in the throng by a bus stop. He watched him for a while, and then tapped him on the shoulder...