Word: tallness
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Many Germanys? If De Gaulle is ever to achieve the Europe of his vision, he must surmount two tall hurdles: German reunification and the mili tary presence of both American and Russian troops. World War II's solution was to split Germany among the victors; yet Germany-West and East -has proved itself the strongest economic entity in Europe. East Germany provides fully one-fifth of Russian imports each year, while West Germany's gross national product is the free world's second highest (after the U.S.). Alone among World War II's victors in publicly...
...help me God," the tall, white-haired Democrat from South Carolina told the House in an emotion-choked voice, "we are going to have a follow-on bomber if it kills me. If I live, I am determined to get my nation a bomber." It was Lucius Mendel Rivers in the kind of histrionic performance to be expected during a tense debate. But there was no debate. When the Armed Services Committee chairman was finished, the House gave him a standing ovation and voted 356 to 2 in favor of his bill authorizing $931 million more than the Administration...
...after its early morning opening, spending 15 minutes in the pool or working out at paddleball or handball. If he can find a partner, he plays tennis, but he may soon run out of partners; in excellent trim (he weighs 175 Ibs., claims to be 5 ft. 10 in. tall, but appears to be at least an inch shorter than that), he is a tough, agile player who gives no quarter. Saunaed, showered and stretched, Javits slides into his dark beige Mustang convertible (license plate MBJ-1 for his wife) and zips off to the Senate, whose own gym does...
...former model China Machado wore what she called "just me" beneath Yves St. Laurent's Cleopatra dress -a snowfall of shimmering spangles around bosom and hips joined by sheer, flesh-color chiffon. But others, who felt uneasy about the quasi-nude fashions, decided to cheat. Newporter Minnie Gushing, tall and stately with cascading hair, wore a body stocking under her gold latticework Desdemona robe designed by Oscar de la Renta...
...Terribly Boring. Tall (6 ft. 2 in.) and scrawny (160 Ibs.), Ryun runs with about as much style as a drunken sailor -head lolling, shoulders rotating. His pulse rate (about 70) is abnormally high for a miler, his breathing rate is unusually slow, and he is prone to dizzy spells caused by a malformed bone structure in his inner...