Word: well
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...correctly address the Vice President of the U.S., a reporter wanted to know. Well, said Alben Barkley in a relaxed moment last week, at work some called him Mr. President (because he is president of the Senate). Some called him Mr. Vice President, which is correct according to Emily Post, but a mouthful, and some still called him Senator. "But my children call me 'Veep,' " he confided...
...back to Jersey City and take a hand in a city election. Defeat was in the wind. His stooge and nephew, Frank Hague Eggers, was on the run. Eggers, who had succeeded aging uncle Frank as mayor two years before, and four other Hague city commissioners were facing a well-heeled and powerful opposition which was determined to throw them out. The man in the high collar, who admits to 73 but is probably past 75, was fighting for political survival...
...they sit hungrily day after day. When a foreign newsman appears, they gather around him. Why does the U.S. not send a torrent of aid? Most of those who ask this question have kin or acquaintances who came back rich from America. To them the U.S. is a bottomless well of wealth...
...help the Greeks fight, Van Fleet has shortcomings both as a diplomat and as an administrator. He has had his full share of criticism. He has been accused of being naive, bossy, publicity-conscious. His relations with Ambassador Grady are on the cool side, but he gets along well with Generalissimo Papagos. King Paul frequently joins the U.S. general on inspection trips to the fighting areas. Greeks who like Van Fleet, and most do, say that he is sincere san paidi-"like a child...
...occasion was well worth the clapping. Earlier in the week General Douglas MacArthur's headquarters had formally authorized the reopening of stock exchanges in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya, closed down since...