Word: virgin
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Credentials Committee member will favor the same candidate that the majority of his delegation favors. (An exception is the pro-Taft North Carolina delegation which will have an Ikeman on the Credentials Committee.) There are 53 delegations, including the District of Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. It now appears that at least 26 of these will be pro-Taft and at least 16 for Ike. It can be assumed that the three favorite-son states (McKeldin's Maryland, Stassen's Minnesota and Warren's California) will give their Credentials Committee votes...
...insured at $100,000, and made from the contributions, in jewels and money, of some 12,000 people. The fame of the crowns spread. Last winter Msgr. Cioffi took them to Rome, had them blessed by the Pope. Lately, they have been attached to a large painting of the Virgin above the altar. Except during important church ceremonies, the painting and crowns were locked behind a strong bronze grillwork...
...creation of a warm friendly atmosphere in which likenesses can be discovered and differences discussed." Not the least of this warmth and friendliness comes from the female members of the organization, exotic damsels from such spots on the Globe as Uruguay, India, Egypt, Australia, Cuba, Iceland, and the Virgin Islands, among the 64 countries which members claim as their homes...
...smilingly lighted a cigarette when a judge gave him 20 years, had to be dragged from his cell. Jose Colombres, a six-foot, pock-marked murderer, knelt tearfully and begged to stay. When a convicted murderess' name was called, she split the air with a scream, "Virgin of Guadalupe, have mercy...
...glance at the titles of these novels seems to indicate that authors who fit in the last category are almost completely preoccupied with sin, virginity, and mariage. Easily a dozen books, for example, bear titles including the word "sin." Some of these are "Born to Sin." "Sin is Man's Twin," and "The Constant Sinner." Sundry types of virgins are considered, including "13 Carat Virgin," "Professional Virgin," and "Broadway Virgin." The stacks are studded with gaudily colored volumes which sport such appealing names as "Roue the 4th." "No Bed of Her Own," "Naked Glory," "Bare Living," and "Bedroom Eyes...