Word: stops
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...popularity. If it wasn't famed for singing, it had always held a reputation for its unquenchable jumbo and before the war, Houses would compete to chug-a-lug the fastest. Holding ten regular beer glasses, the jumbo provided a nightly chance to manipulate the esophagus against a stop-watch, and the takers were many. The present record is 2 min. 3 sec. and the contest is still open; but the jumbo is as big as ever. Interest has slackened a bit now the required deposit is up to $5 but the College thirst for beer hasn't diminished. Wartime...
...Attributed to James I's Ambassador to Venice Author-Diplomat Sir Henry Wotton. *From Tokyo, MacArthur put a prompt stop to a hopeful suggestion by the committee that he return to testify on the bill. Said MacArthur: "The heavy pressure of my duties renders it impracticable for me to leave my post here at the present time...
...members (four men, two women) of the advance party would need all the hardening they had. Keeping their arrival plans secret, they took off this week from New York City's LaGuardia Field. First stop: London. Destination: the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, where, under British protection, they would try to prepare the way for the U.N. Palestine Commission...
...Talbott's conclusion: "To know when to stop a drug is frequently as important as to know when to prescribe...
Author Heggen brought his successful short novel to Logan last August, after deciding that he didn't like his own stage version. For three months they hacked away at it together. Says Logan: "Nothing could stop it. It got up on its two feet and walked by itself." More accurately, 6 ft.-1 in., 200-lb. Josh Logan shoved the play into shape...