Word: affair
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...along; apparently most of last week's converts are still sticking. Dr. Houghton is giving the boys a workout and if you think singing isn't work, go over some night and watch them slave away. The repertoire is gradually expanding and everyone seems quite happy about the whole affair...
Good luck on what remains of the examinations-especially that closed book affair tomorrow...
...sort of an impromptu affair...
Blind Date's unrehearsed dialogue is pure, offhand Americanese, unslicked by script writers. Studio audiences, who can see and hear everything, have a howling time following the young contestants. Most of the winning servicemen have viewed the girls and the whole affair as a G.I. dream come true. The girls, who are radio actresses chosen from A.F.R.A.'s enrollment, have offered no complaints. They are cautioned beforehand to be "perfect ladies," given a few stock questions to ask. The boys are provided with an opening salutation, reminded to watch what they say-parents, sisters, sweethearts may be listening...
...throwing a party for the Duke and Duchess of Windsor (490 bottles of choice champagne), or embellishing his vast Moscow house with cockerels and baby bears borrowed from the zoo. As the first U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union, Bullitt was the darling of Moscow, until the mutual love affair turned to mutual coolness. He made a decorative but somewhat indiscreet U.S. Ambassador to France...