Word: speciale
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Barkley was a mite stiff in the joints, but his eagerness to kiss a pretty girl was as well known as his homespun quip. President Harry Truman, signing a bill authorizing a special Barkley medal for his long and distinguished record in Congress, jokingly displayed a LIFE spread of Barkley cavorting with a Washington hostess, as evidence of his "service." Mr. Truman might have added that since Barkley took office in January, he has made more speeches (62 in 21 states), crowned more queens, and bussed more babies than any Vice President of record...
...Ever since its foundation, letters have poured in urging that U.N. open its sessions with a prayer. A nondenominational "prayer room" was proposed for U.N.'s new Manhattan headquarters. Bowing to the fact that U.N.'s members are of many different faiths (some are specifically atheistic), a special committee of the General Assembly last week dodged the explosive issue. It recommended merely that each annual assembly session be opened and closed with a minute of silence, which each delegate would be free to use for prayer, for meditation, or reflection on the five-year plan...
...house were more than doubled by the accessible decks, patio and garden. The B.s agreed that it cut down on housework and let a lot more sun, space and air into their lives. It would not date-at least not for a long time-it fitted all their special needs, and it was handsome in a boldly simple way. When they had sold their antiques and moved in, Mrs. B. could think of only one word to describe the way she felt about it: "Liberation...
...stores were also operating a big mail-order business in the form of "special orders." Originally, special orders were designed to help servicemen buy furniture below retail prices, on the theory that they moved their household effects frequently and that "three moves equals one fire" in wear & tear. Not much furniture was sold, but plenty of orders were filled, many for officers with a taste for diamond rings, fur coats (tax free), sterling silver and automobiles...
...subcommittee found no reason why service stores should be exempt from excise taxes, ordered the stores to start collecting the tax. It also ordered the armed services to: 1) abolish all commissaries by Jan. 1, wherever adequate civilian facilities are available; 2) cut out all special orders; 3) keep luxury items off the shelves. The three services agreed to do so. Estimated loss to the military stores: 50% of their gross business...