Word: terser
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...SULLIVAN, 71, has been turning out a warm, newsy column, "Little Old New York," for the Daily News since 1932. Over the years, he has shifted from a loose, rambling monologue to a terser, more telegraphic style ("Redd Foxx getting Vegas divorce . . . Bobby Hackett very ill . . ."). He kept the column going during the 23 years he emceed his television variety show, but has cut back from five pieces a week to two. Unlike some other columnists, Sullivan does not use a ghostwriter for his items, many of which he obtains from a network of famous friends. "I call people like...
...Baker Jr. He grinned readily at unexpected or tight-hearted answers, but bore in effectively to clarify testimony. Florida Republican Edward J. Gurney, senatorially handsome, used a deep and resonant voice to pose well-reasoned and sequential follow-up questions. Hawaii Democrat Daniel K. Inouye, almost as melodious but terser, intoned crisp, relevant queries. Readiest with information of his own was Connecticut Republican Lowell P. Weicker Jr., who may turn out to be the roughest and most combative of the commit tee members. Georgia Democrat Herman E. Talmadge scowled frequently but talked the least, while New Mexico Democrat Joseph...
Sometimes he exasperates those who would like to march with him but find his cadence too slow-and he knows it. He is, in fact, currently less ambiguous, terser, tougher than before. This encourages those close to him to urge him to move even faster, to declare himself ever more quickly and more sternly. It is then that Muskie reverts to type. "Hold on," he told an adviser who recently demanded that he speak out on an issue. "Let's never say anything that won't improve on silence...