Word: wearingly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...General occupies a top floor office in a slightly run-down Washington office building. But his Lamont-smoking-and-typing-room-sized office is immaculate with more than a hundred batallion and regimental flags lining three walls. The man behind the desk, however, doesn't wear a uniform, just an ordinary business suit. Everything about him physically is old, but the things he says deny his years...
...with a proven winner. As applied to TV drama, this calls for an adaptation of the famous movie based on the well-known play derived from the bestselling novel. The practice hardly encourages new playwrights, but last week it at least proved that even a rereretread can sometimes wear wonderfully well...
...assignments a year, does so only reluctantly. Says he: "My job is to eliminate everything but the very best of what they might want." Miami Decorator Waldo Perez concurs: "They would go crazy. They would like too many things." Fellow Miami Decorator Henry End feels just the opposite. "I wear them out, and they give up trying to remember what was what," says End. "Then they tell me to choose what I think is best...
...back-room Man Friday to three Presidents, Clark Clifford's demeanor has always been as discreet and distinctive as the double-breasted suits he continued to wear all through the two-button era. Last week, during his first center-stage performance as a Cabinet officer-designate, a 2½-hour appearance before the Senate Armed Services Committee, he left the strong impression that Robert S. McNamara's succes sor as Secretary of Defense will be flexible in tactics but firm in strategy...
...last 13-letterman to wear the Crimson. Portfolio has made a mark in many and varied fields. He has provided leadership for hockey teams: organization for swimming practices: and skilled instruction for weight men in track. He knows how to handle the temperamental personalities of tennis players, has established intimate rapport with football players, and even knows how many people make up a basketball team...