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Word: spryest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Marion Whitton, 62, Federal Highway Administrator. Highwayman Whitton is among the oldest of the Kennedy appointees, but may well be one of the spryest. A graduate civil engineer, he started out surveying for the Missouri State Highway Department in 1920, rose to become its chief engineer and prime builder of 12,000 miles of state roads. Democrat Whitton has won nearly every top professional award his trade has to offer, was strongly recommended for his new job by outgoing Republican Administrator Bertram Tallamy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Administration: Ornaments on the Tree | 1/6/1961 | See Source »

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