Word: slouchingly
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...sheer heft could help him run South Viet Nam, Big Minh would have no problem. A Gulliver among his country's Lilliputians, he stands just under 6 ft. and weighs around 200 lbs., has a pronounced slouch caused from constantly having to stoop over to hear his countrymen. American military advisers nicknamed him Big to distinguish him from a smaller-statured fellow officer who is not related to him, Lieut. General Tran Van ("Little") Minh. Vietnamese good-naturedly call Minh...
...Alamein campaign got together in London for a reunion, who better to entertain the troops than the old desert queen herself? Flying in from rainswept Paris, Marlene left reporters gaping as she appeared in a fawn-hued raincoat, tall black boots with giant handbag to match-and a slouch-brimmed sou'wester. Having carried that off, she later headed for the show rehearsal in wrist-to-ankle blue jeans. But no need to fret, chaps. By show time she was in uniform-a clinging, flesh-colored gown, and when she huskily intoned Lili Marlene, you could have heard...
Gone were the dark glasses, slouch hat and sullen manner. In sunny Portofino, a smiling, bareheaded Greta Garbo breezed ashore from Movie Producer Sam Spiegel's yacht Malahne, sent a crowd into camera-clicking ecstasies with a big "Hello," joined her shipmate for a lighthearted shopping spree and dinner at the Restaurant Pitosforo. Burbled the proprietor: "It was the Garbo that for many years I've dreamed of seeing. She appeared rejuvenated in spirit...
...slouch himself when it comes to campaign promises, Khrushchev told the folks that "probably each one of you would like to have a far better suit or dress to wear." Well, said he, "the time will come" when every Soviet citizen will actually have three suits of clothes-one, presumably, for his birthday, one for his wedding and one for his funeral. "Now," added artful Nikita, "if I were to promise you that you'll have three new suits next year, you'd say that I was drunk." To stormy applause, the old pro sat down. In Kalinin...
Capes are gaining popularity in Cambridge as well as on the international fashion circuit. Kitty endorses this trend with her short, lined cape in suede for $35. Just the thing to rid yourself of those hour exam blues in the suede Garbo slouch...