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Word: waits (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...even a check stub ("I never sign my autograph on a check"). In Alfred "Rocky" popped a blue Alfred University beanie on his head while 2,000 students cheered. In Wellsville he solemnly accepted 50? campaign contributions from two shy Brownie scouts. In Olean he let ward bosses wait while he strode into W. T. Grant's to shake more hands and buy a nickel's worth of green taffy. In Salamanca he grabbed a baton and directed the high school band, grabbed a hula hoop and, with a flourish, tossed it around his neck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEW YORK: The Rocky Roll | 10/6/1958 | See Source »

Others in his government, notably Chief of the General Staff "Tiger" Wang and Defense Minister Yu Ta-wei, counseled patience and restraint. The U.S. launched the Warsaw talks, and Chiang, who privately viewed the talks with undisguised distrust, agreed to wait until they had proved a success or had conclusively failed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FORMOSA: To Win or to Lose? | 10/6/1958 | See Source »

Other departments have expressed doubt or indifference about a Non-Honors program. Some fields, such as philosophy, don't have the manpower and others, such as Economics and Government, prefer to wait for student interest to show itself...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Non-Honors Program For Seniors in History | 10/1/1958 | See Source »

...reports that the Council has placed on agenda for Monday's meeting, Kapur added, "can wait." He pointed out that the Council must remember that it is spending the students' money in any activity it undertakes. The withdrawal from NSA, he stated, opposes a poll that constitutes the only recent expression of student opinion on the issue. He suggested a new referendum to determine current student sentiment about the College's status...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Council Member Hits NSA Move | 9/27/1958 | See Source »

...beautiful thing--I can hardly wait to hear Biggsie play...

Author: By Stephen C. Clapp, | Title: The Music Makers | 9/27/1958 | See Source »

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