Word: snapping
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Harry Truman's personal zip was still there, but suddenly the political zing was gone. His bearing was jaunty and his socks and ties were still as carefully matched as ever. He could still snap a decision, find time for a handshake with an old friend, or smile cheerfully for photographers at the inescapable White House ceremonials. But the truth was that Harry Truman, for the first time in anybody's memory, was just plain bored...
...quarter-blooded Indian from Oklahoma made certain of finally reaching the 20-victory mark for the first time in his big league career by belting a single with two out in the top of the ninth inning to snap a 2-2 tie and drive in Irv Noren with the winning...
Overnight, something new has come to this ancient and despairing land, something that gives a new snap to the salutes of Egyptian soldiers and has brought the new government 50,000 grateful letters-in a country where only one in six can write. For the first time in living memory, there is hope in Egypt...
Back home in Whittier last week, the folks were confident. Said Frank Nixon: "With Eisenhower and him together, they'll make things snap. They'll win-I don't care...
...voice, and it had a tale to tell. Dave and Jim had reached the summit by traversing an 18-in. snow rib that ran for about 300 ft. Coming back, they had stopped a moment-letting the rope that bound them together go slack-for Jim to snap a shot of the summit...