Word: sleeps
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...came walking slowly up the driveway. "Good morning, Ben," said Philip Murray. "Hello, Phil," responded Fairless. Said Murray: "Because of you I didn't get to bed until 3 o'clock this morning." Replied Fairless: "I'm sorry about that. I didn't get much sleep either...
...Friendliest Strike." The atmosphere was strained when Fairless stood up to speak. It eased considerably when he dropped his hands to his sides and said quietly: "Last night was the first good night's sleep that I have had in a long time . . ." Fairless made public a little-known fact: he has a brother who is a member of the steelworkers' local in Massillon, Ohio. "During this affair," said Fairless, "I kept away from Massillon . . . Of course [my brother] has been out of work for some time...
Part of Pusan's plight is that of any squalid Oriental port, but much is due to the war. Refugees have swollen the population from 400,000 to 1,000,000. Many have no place to sleep except a pile of grimy rags in the streets or huts made of discarded U.S. Army canvas. Food is scarce and prices are high, even for those with jobs. Rice for a family of four or five costs $60 a month; Pusan wages run from $10 to $15 monthly...
...sharp division between brain processes which accompany conscious and unconscious mental activity, said Sir Russell. "Mind, therefore . . . cannot . . . be identified with consciousness, or to put the same thing another way, there are large and important parts of the brain which are concerned with . . . solving problems while we sleep, making jokes, creating the characters who people our dreams, and contributing that vital element which we call inspiration to the work of the artist, poet and novelist...
...Luzerne County gave him a majority of 26,500. In a way, this meant that Fine had elected Pinchot virtually singlehanded. Says Fine: "If Pinchot had won by 50,000, Brown and I could have healed the breach. As it was, we never could. I did not sleep for two nights after the returns were...