Word: smoothed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Named Joe. Through the next nine years the accomplished actor with the smooth face and charming manner gave his greatest performance. Living in Chungking's poor district, exuding modesty, humility and the shine of honesty, he worked as liaison man between the Communists, the Nationalists and the Westerners in Chiang's wartime capital of Chungking. Suavely he persuaded Western diplomats, newsmen and soldiers of the Communists' good intentions and sincere desire to defeat Japan. The Marshall mission saw in him the signs of what General...
...Trieste following the first World War, lost it in the second. Eight years ago, however, to influence crucial elections, the Western "Big Threee" promised the return of the Trieste area, with its predominantly Italian population. A few months later, when Yugoslavia made its historic switch, what had seemed a smooth propaganda move became a diplomatic nightmare...
...before a boisterous crowd of 3,000 Pennsylvanians and their dates, most of whom were dressed in straw hats, Bermuda shorts, and high socks. Sheets of rain had fallen during the morning but by race time at 3:30 p.m. the air was clear and the river smooth. The moderate current and lack of wind prevented any fast times...
...Shots, Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers. From the '30s: Jimmie Lunceford and His Chickasaw Syncopators and the legendary Jimmy Yancey, who beats out eight beautiful blues and boogies. RCA engineers managed to clean up the old masters until the recorded sound is as smooth as last year's models...
They Didn't Believe Me (The Hi-Lo's; Trend). A new vocal quartet that perks up its smooth work with subtly timed vocal exclamation points, gives full delight to the happy old lyrics...