Word: upper
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...government will be formally headed by a president. Real power will rest with the chancellor (whose job corresponds to that of premier), appointed by the president and responsible to the parliament (the Bund). The lower house will be the Bundestag, with members elected by the people. The upper house will be the Bundesrat; its members will be elected by the state legislatures. The federal government has legislative power in such fields as foreign affairs and trade, currency, and certain forms of taxation. In other fields the federal and state governments share powers...
...hold its advantage for a while. Though much slower (about 400 m.p.h. in emergencies) than fighters, the 6-36 flies at an altitude where jet engines lose much of their power. Further, the wide turning radius (five to ten miles) of a fast fighter in the thin upper air makes it hard for it to maneuver into position to attack the 6-36, which is fitted out with massive firepower for defense...
...year ago last week, a gunman jumped from a black sedan in upper Manhattan, pumped three slugs into a boss stevedore named Tom Collentine, and got away. Along New York City's 771 miles of crime-ridden waterfront, the murder sent only a ripple of excitement. Most of the New York press gave the killing a good play and then went on to other news. But not the New York Sun. It set a man to digging out the story behind the story. Last week stocky, hard-digging Reporter Malcolm Malone ("Mike") Johnson got a well-earned Pulitzer Prize...
Conquests to Come. Three months ago, convoyed by a housekeeper, valet and chauffeur, Berle moved into a sumptuous nine-room bachelor apartment on Manhattan's Upper East Side. There he keeps in touch with Broadway and Hollywood through two phones in each of four rooms. Aside from mellowing him, success has awakened some tony tastes that amuse old acquaintances. He has recently taken to Homburgs, dark, dignified suits, fancier restaurants, and an occasional pose of world-weariness...
...stenographer was quite right. Harrods Ltd., which grossed a thumping $80 million last year, has never failed to show a profit; but Harrods prefers to do it by selling quality goods to people of quality. Most of its 300,000 customers are members of the upper classes...