Word: subway
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...became a nuisance to his new masters. For speaking his mind, and especially for criticizing Russian officers and Russian blunders in Spain, he was expelled from the military academy. He asked for permission to leave the country. Instead, he was ordered to a pick & shovel job on the Moscow subway...
...students made measurements and interviewed policemen before drawing up their sketches, and most of the entrants suggested re-location of the booth to improve the view. Recommended sites included the Square Island, the top of the subway station, and the roof of the building which houses Howard Johnson...
Besides the size of the House, another disadvantage of Eliot is the fact that many of its rooms overlook the subway yards or the central Kitchen delivery-way. Many, on the other hand, have a commanding view of the Charles
...advantages of a rink all of Harvard's own are tremendous. In the first place, the location would probably be on Soldiers Field, which would put the rink within walking distance of every student, thus cutting out a half-hour subway or automobile ride. The convenience, and the fact that the rink could be used exclusively by Crimson skaters, would give practically everybody a shot at some ice-time. Not only would the varsity and freshman squads get ample practice sessions, but perhaps a junior varsity could be formed with an opportunity for practice...
Three weeks ago, Arnold Schuster, 24, was going about his uneventful life as a clerk in his father's gents' furnishings store in Brooklyn. Fame touched him when, riding a subway, he spotted Bank Robber Willie ("The Actor") Sutton, the nation's most wanted criminal, on an opposite seat. Schuster's tip led police to capture Willie (TIME, March 3). Then, when the cops tried to hog the credit, he hired a lawyer to establish his claim to a rumored reward...