Word: airings
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...order's air of secrecy aroused violent political hostility in the U.S. When a ne'er-do-well ex-Mason named William Morgan wrote an "exposure" of its secrets, then disappeared, Masonry found itself fighting for its life. It was charged that Morgan, who had indeed been kidnaped in 1826, had also been slain. His body never turned...
Marianthi's first talk with Papouas was interrupted by an enemy air raid. Side by side they dropped behind a boulder for shelter. It was love...
Last week, Morgan was on the air at a new time with a new sponsor, Bristol-Myers (Wed. 9 p.m., E.D.T., NBC). The ingredients were familiar: Morgan burlesquing high-flown documentaries; Morgan being badgered by bustling stooges. Biggest surprise was Morgan's respectful treatment of his sponsor and his super-generous mention (96 times) of the sponsor's name and products. As a reformed bad boy, Morgan is not necessarily funnier than before, but he might last longer on the air...
...Italian artists who composed that manifesto in 1910 called themselves "Futurists" and thought they had hit upon the makings of a modern renaissance. One of the best, Umberto Boccioni, sculptured a figure that aptly symbolized their program: a striding man transformed into a flamelike tangle of whipping air currents...
...enjoying the biggest summer-travel boom in their history. Pan American Airways was making 70 peak-load overseas flights a week, ten more than at this time last year. T.W.A. was crossing the ocean 52 times weekly (v. 44 last year) and its passenger load was up 22½%. Air France had been booked solid since March...