Word: tested
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Roosevelt fired him. In a ceremony of Treasury officials at the White House, at which Acheson himself was a stiff-faced participant, Roosevelt handed the Under Secretary's job over to Henry Morgenthau Jr., remarking pointedly that he hoped Morgenthau's loyalty would stand up under any test. In a strained silence Acheson marched up to the President, shook his hand and told him that he was happy to have served. The two Groton graduates surveyed each other. Roosevelt gave Acheson a quick, surprised smile. "Well, Dean," said F.D.R., "you certainly can take...
...world's beauties, brashly issued a list of "The Most Perfect Features." The league's beauties, in order of attributes: forehead -the Duchess of Windsor ("slopes exactly right"); ears-Margaret Truman ("an exact replica of those found in Greek sculpture"); eyes-Princess Margaret ("softness is the test"); nose-Madame Chiang Kai-shek ("the less obtrusive the more perfect"); cheekbones-Jane Russell; lips-Rita Hayworth ("the test lies in the reaction of the opposite sex"); thighs -Esther Williams ("the anomalous combination of firmness and softness"); legs -Linda Darnell ("flawless symmetry...
...ready for service. Even farther away from military use are odder airplanes, such as the model 7002 Consolidated-Vultee Delta wing, which looks like a big bomber's tail with the rest of the bomber missing (see cut). So far, the Delta wing has had only its test flights...
Howie Houston gets his first real test today against Reddy Finney. Finney decisioned the Navy heavyweight and the 300-pound Penn heavyweight, but Houston should win in an interesting match. It's Howie's last home appearance and it's worth the price of admission just to watch...
Donald Oenslager's single set, the dismal orderly room, is so startlingly realistic that anyone who had experiences roughly like those shown in the play can't help remembering that they weren't so very funny when they really happened. Nevertheless, the final test of a comedy is the audience reaction. At the Wilbur, they were rolling in the aisles...