Word: slights
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...days after the announcement of the President's heart attack did the first long-distance call from a high-level Republican come into GOP national headquarters. The caller was told to carry on with his organizational work. The only perceptible hitches in the Republican get-along were a slight slowdown in the pace of the 101-member national commitee staff and the postponement of a $100-a-plate party dinner in Oklahoma City...
Hagerty: The President had a slight fever late yesterday afternoon...
...upbeat trend, the week's best play was downbeat all the way. On CBS's Climax! Irving Stone's Sailor on Horseback charged head on into TV taboos-illegitimacy, Socialism and failure. As hard-living Novelist Jack London, Actor Lloyd Nolan seemed physically too slight for the role but in the essential scenes he created a sense of force and fury that lifted the play over its hurdles. Mercedes McCambridge played London's chillingly correct sister, and Mary Sinclair was excellent in her despairing efforts to be the proper wife for a national hero. The play...
Simourian and Elkenberry did not take part in contact work yesterday due to slight injuries. Both men alternated at the wingback spot in last Saturday's game against the University of Massachusetts. Jordan does not, however, expect that the injuries will seriously weaken his team's wingback position for the Cornell game this Saturday. He has plenty of depth in the backfield spots...
Swindled freshmen said the pair were very smooth speakers, and seemed "typical seniors." One was dressed in Ivy League clothing, a tweed jacket with gray flannel pants, while the other wore a gaberdine suit. They both had slight Boston accents...