Word: slickness
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...newspaper reporter, though some times more sounding boards than functioning individuals, do have a certain life which has spring from the intensity of the author. The general's son, however, lacks this fire. During the plam, he is often accused of talking like a character from a slick magazine, and I am afraid that is what he too often is. His change, from father hater to worshipper must be taken mostly on faith, Robin Homet plays this part bravely, but the lines are stacked too heavily against...
...offended and defended called it off." It listed the table of organization of the new, bigger gang: "Sec. of War, Chief of War Intel., Chief of Armament, Chief of Territory, Spokesman and Comm. of Tactical Opr." It was signed with such gang names as Mousie, Muscles, Rickets, Hypo, Dippy, Slick, Shamus, Big Nick, and Luke the Spook...
...shrilly described by New York City officials on various occasions in recent months, Governor Thomas E. Dewey is a "thwarted dictator" who, for "brazenly political" motives, imposed a "bizarre" fiscal program on the city, and then tried to "confuse the people" with "crocodile tears" and "slick half-truths." These harsh words were really beamed, not at Dewey, but at New York City's voters. A mayoralty election is due in November, and several city officials, including Mayor Vincent R. Impellitteri, are eagerly hopeful...
...voltage blonde named Evita, who married Juan Peron and became the most powerful woman of her time. In 1946, at Evita's suggestion, Soap Salesman Juan became Peron's No. 1 secretary. Though he liked to hit the nightclubs of Buenos Aires with an endless chain of slick señoritas, Bachelor Duarte never became much of a public figure. But over the years, he prospered wondrously. Rigged deals on the stock exchange, a cut on imported cars and machinery, black-market operations in meat enabled him to buy country estates complete with private airfields. A lavish party...
...stockholders and CAB approve, the new line, called Flying Tiger-Slick Airways, capitalized at $13 million, will exchange a half share of Tiger common (last week's price: about 9⅞ a share) and one share of a new issue of 5½% convertible preferred for each share of Slick common, selling around 8. Tiger's President Bob Prescott will run the new company, with Slick President Tom Grace as executive vice president. The two lines, which last year flew a combined total of no million ton-miles (46% of all freight flown...