Word: winterer
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Anna Louise Strong, longtime devoted follower of the U.S.S.R., arrived at La Guardia Airport last week all bundled up in a heavy fur coat. She had needed it; the Moscow winter and the chill blast of the Kremlin deportation order were enough to freeze anyone. Her reception at La Guardia was chilly too: a gauntlet of 15 solemn New York cops, two FBI men who pinned her with a Federal Grand Jury subpoena, and a pack of 50 reporters. Why, the reporters wanted to know, had the Russians thrown her out after she had plugged passionately for the Red cause...
Gretchen Fraser, Vancouver, Wash, housewife who swept women's skiing honors at the winter Olympics last year, took a practical view of one of her trophies. "It's a lovely medal," she said thoughtfully, "but it's too heavy to wear and it won't make a good ashtray. What can you do with six ounces of pure gold...
Last week, Mary Bethune's plowing reaped a reward not even the late great Booker T. Washington had achieved. At Winter Park, Fla., she had been awarded an honorary degree (Doctor of Humanities) from Rollins College. It was the first time a Negro had ever been honored that way by a white college in the South...
When the weather is right, any Lake Placid winter tourist can buy the thrill of a lifetime-a ride down Mt. Van Hoeven-berg's famed bobsled run. He only has to lay down $1.50 and sign a waiver relieving the State of New York* of all responsibility. Since nobody on the tourist runs is out for the record and the rear crewman rides hard on the brake, the passenger is safe enough. In competition it's different...
...Brakes. The Europeans, unused to downhill curves and accustomed to picking up speed on straightaways, were at a disadvantage at Mt. Van Hoevenberg. Nonetheless, a Swiss sled, driven by 28-year-old Felix Endrich (winner at last winter's Olympics), tore off with the world's two-man title. Average time for the 5,181-ft. course...