Word: smokes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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From his seat in the Senate Labor Committee hearing room, pudgy Albert C. (for Cummins) Beeson arose, puffed out his chest and, in carefully rehearsed tones, announced: "We are quibbling while Rome burns." He was wrong; the smoke came from some of Beeson's burning bridges...
...There is a rule against smoking in Memorial Hall," said Lewis J. Tratnyek, custodian, "but it is relaxed for special occasions such as those. In the past, the freshmen have posted fire watches at the Smoker and been allowed to smoke. There's no reason why it shouldn't be that way this years...
...British Colonial Secretary Oliver Lyttelton rapped for order one day last week at a conference of Nigeria's political leaders. "This is one of Churchill's cigars," said the Colonial Secretary, depositing a miniature torpedo in the center of the conference table. "I propose not to smoke it unless we get into difficulties, but if you see me light it you will know that a crisis has been reached...
...Africans round the table took heed: they well understood that if the cigar was lighted, Nigeria's hopes for early independence might easily go up in smoke. Lyttelton's object at the conference was to devise a new federal constitution that will enable Nigeria's 30 million to achieve self-government along the same lines as their neighbors in the boom ing Gold Coast, without falling out in the process. The Africans too are eager for independence - but divided in factions...
...kitchen meets with unanimous approval. One fad against which many housewives rebel is the "open" kitchen, separated from living, dining or utility rooms by just a serving counter, bar or room divider. Such kitchens not only make privacy impossible, but often fill the house with smells and smoke...