Word: slim
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Message. One of the master dissemblers of the age, Chou En-lai sat, urbane and self-possessed, among the powers at Geneva this week to make war with talk of peace. A dark blue tunic encased his widening but still trim, erect body. The grace of his carriage, the slim, expressive hands and the dark-browed handsomeness of his face belied the man's age (55) and the ugliness he had helped impose on mankind. Chou...
Since then, Ethel Andrus has set up branch organizations in 43 states. She crosses the country at least once every two months, and on a slim annual budget of $20,000 manages to turn out dozens of pamphlets and to publish a quarterly. She has persuaded thousands of ex-teachers to take up jobs as tutors, counselors, or consultants to children's courts. She and her 20,000 members have also lobbied for bills to enable ex-teachers to work as substitutes, have so far succeeded in Michigan, Indiana and New York. In Omaha, the N.R.T.A. runs a White...
...objected to Uncle Sam moving in on them, they found themseves unable to act without without his help. They were inhibited by the shaky war situation and threats of material scarcities. Rent controls, which lasted up until 1952, made apartment building seem even less economically inviting. Profit hopes looked slim, while risks multiplied...
Mark W. Cannon 2PA, yesterday's near-theft victim, identified the criminal as slim, five feet-seven inches tall, about 23 years old, and as wearing light clothes. This same robber, Toohy said, is probably responsible as well for thefts this year in Dunster, Leverett, and Eliot Houses and at the Law School's Hastings Hall...
...sale of its New York Central holdings to Murchison-Richardson). But the ICC last week turned down the request. The Central filed another petition asking whether Young's slate could be lawfully seated if elected, but chances for a favorable ruling on that seemed slim, too. From another quarter, the Central gained an ally. An Alleghany Corp. stockholder, Mrs. Sadie Zenn, owner of 500 shares, filed a suit against the corporation, objecting to the fact that Alleghany had lent $7,500,000 to Murchison and Richardson to help them buy their stock. She wanted the deal canceled...