Word: 50th
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Modestly accepting the congratulations of U.S. science and industry, the National Bureau of Standards celebrated its 50th birthday last week. Without the bureau's busy, intelligent activities,U.S. nuts would not fit as many bolts so handily; houses would not be as warm; false teeth would not look or chew as well. In thousands of ways, both obvious and obscure, the bureau has increased the technical effectiveness of American living...
Copland today is one of the most-played of living American-born composers. His 50th birthday last fall was marked by praise from all over the world...
...right in the middle of the pit of the Globe Theatre. A large share of the credit for the hilarious comedy scenes is no doubt due to the direction of Albert Marre. He has created a comedy which the Brattle Theatre staff can well be proud of as their 50th Jubilee Production...
...domestic pictures are uninspiring. The personal appearance of Danny Kaye lends class to the Technicolor version of Call Me Mister, which opened yesterday at the Roxy, Seventh and 50th. Betty Grable and Dan Dailey grace the "75,000 inch Technicolor screen" in the former Broadway success; and Yma Sumac, the Dunhill dancers, and Hill Baird's marionettes give the stage show remarkable variety...
This week, on the 50th anniversary of his death, Benefactor Verdi's guests will pay their special respects to his memory. Wearing the simple costume Verdi prescribed for them-the men, black suits, string ties and soft wide-brimmed hats, the women, plain, dark grey dresses-they will gather in the Casa's open courtyard, lay flowers on the tomb where Verdi and his wife Giuseppina lie buried. At night, those still able to go to La Scala may sit in the royal box for a performance of Verdi's Requiem...