Word: strains
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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When word of Youngdahl's appointment got out, Stassen cried foul: "A typical Truman trick." The advantages to Truman, Humphrey & Co. were clear, but why had Youngdahl accepted? He tried to explain to reporters: "The emotional and physical strain of holding the position as chief executive of a great state . . ." but he said it more plainly when a newsman wondered whether to address him as governor or judge. Said 55-year-old Luther Youngdahl: "I've had both titles. Judge sounds pretty good to me-and it lasts longer...
Getting her down the mountain next day was a business. A rider tried to carry her on a pillow but his arms went numb with the strain. So the rest of the way they carried her on the stretcher. They stopped twice to give her more plasma and sedatives...
What they saw were 16 TV stars (and even more sponsors and products) crowded into an hour-long display of CBS's "field sequential" color system.The entertainers, working under blazing lights, showed the strain more than the packaged products. They also suffered from makeup and lighting problems: their faces often appeared pasty and their hair tones uncertain...
Trap? Propaganda or not, Mr. Malik had started something, and Washington was generally convinced he had done so because Moscow-to say nothing of China -is being hurt by the way the war in Korea is going; by its strain on Russian materiel and rear-area manpower, it has become a heavy drain on Russian prestige-and perhaps is a hindrance to other ventures. Yet obviously Moscow and Peking still hope to stop the fighting on their own terms. The terms as last stated by Peking: 1) withdrawal of all "foreign" troops from Korea, which evidently would not include...
...real tests were just beginning. As the strain of the big tournaments begins to tell, and the weather heats up enough to wilt the elder statesmen of the game, the crocodiles would be getting some rugged competition from younger saurians. Chief among them...