Word: touche
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...benefits of lawn-mowing exercise, Harry Truman seems in good health, although one of his favorite dishes, chili con carne, has been banned by Dr. Wallace Graham, former White House physician, now a Kansas City surgeon. Bess "almost froze to death" in unheated springtime Europe, now has a touch of arthritis...
...Three plus American Motors switch from the 15-in. wheel to 14-in. Chief reason: trend to lower cars, which will see some '57 models dropped more than 5 in. from '56. New tires will be 17% wider than present models so more tire will touch road, provide more traction...
...Light Touch. In Union City, N.J., Otto Lohmann complained in court that George McLaughlin, 32, broke into his apartment, stole a $300 diamond ring, two shirts, an electric fan and a bottle of whisky, then forced him, by running a knife "up and down my stomach," to write a note stating that he had voluntarily surrendered the stuff...
...Pittsburgh neither union nor management seemed anxious enough for a speedy settlement to make concessions. Federal mediators met with United Steelworkers' Boss David J. McDonald and U.S. Steel's Vice President John A. Stephens, came away saying only that they would "be in touch." The workers themselves seemed unworried. Said one grizzled crane operator: "I guess I can eat and sleep no matter how long the strike lasts...
...long-trumpeted Justice Department suit accusing General Motors of illegally monopolizing the manufacture and sale of buses (TIME, March 19) was finally announced last week with a touch of TV hoopla (see NATIONAL AFFAIRS). The 13-page complaint filed in Detroit's Federal District Court charged that G.M.'s bus division (annual sales: $55 million) conspired with four major bus operators to corner 84% (2,724 units) of the bus market last year. Its largest competitor, the Flxible Co., sold only...