Word: silver
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Mike came to this country less than a year ago as the new ambassador of the Soviet Union with a brief-case filled with smiles and "better understanding." Since then the silver-haired diplomat has spent all his energies in an attempt to fulfill the American image of the goodwill ambassador. "Things are going slowly," he admits, "but I'm still hopeful." And it's clear that many long years of training lie behind the hopes, words, and smiles Mike offers at every opportunity...
...singles into doubles by adding divans that one newspaper described as "apparently designed for dwarfs." Delhi's barmen, in need of practice after two years of prohibition, suddenly found themselves back in business -but only for one week, and to serve only those who wore the magic silver lotus lapel badge. Those who wore it were the 1,000-odd delegates and guests at the 13th annual meeting of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), gathered in the air-conditioned comfort of Delhi's modern House of Science...
...good food and hot plates together, cannily governed his hotel empire of seven restaurants, 30 banquet rooms, a liveried army of some 600, and the boudoir snacks of 2,000 guests. With the accountant's sure hand, he also dispensed to suppliers annual orders for $200,000 in silver, china and glass, $350,000 in furniture, $2,500,000 in food and $1,000,000 in drink. In these commissions, Philippe had the decisive...
...well-known silver iodide and Dry Ice methods of cloud precipitation work only on clouds that are well below freezing. Warm clouds are common,too. and Dr. Florence W. van Straten of the Naval Weather Service reasoned that they should precipitate if some of their droplets could be made warmer than the others...
After students learn a few basic dances, they are urged to go on (and on) and take 300 to 500 hours of instruction to qualify for a bronze medal, even more for silver and gold awards. Since such proficiency cannot be obtained overnight, Arthur Murray has developed the lifetime membership, good for 1,000 hours of lessons, plus two hours monthly free for life. Originally priced around $7,000, life memberships have risen with inflation to $10,000, even higher in some cities. Some 4,100 have bought lifetime memberships. Many have bought up to four, for themselves...