Word: almost
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...heavy heart. Author Robert Lee Scott Jr. ought to know. He flew in China with Chennault's legendary Flying Tigers, then commanded Chennault's fighter forces in what must have been one of the most gallant and frustrating wars ever fought. Flying Tiger an angry book, is almost as important for what it tells of its villains as it is for the love it accords to its hero. Yet, ironically, its villains cannot be thought of as bad men, only as fallible and shortsighted ones: Chief of Staff George Catlett Marshall, General "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell, Chennault...
...Anne Frank. Director George Stevens, with a hatful of triumphs already to his credit, goes over the brim with a flawless and massive epic of the Dutch Jewish girl and her family in hiding during World War II. Newcomer Millie Perkins, who resembles a younger Elizabeth Taylor, is almost all anyone could ask as Anne...
...Sound and the Fury. A shrewd, drastic revision of William Faulkner's labyrinthine novel, with almost every character fumigated. Excellent acting by Joanne Woodward, Yul Brynner, Margaret Leighton...
Carlos Rodriguez managed to salvage dashed Crimson hopes by placing third in individual point scoring in his division. All the teams were hampered, however, by very light winds, which at times almost turned the contest into a drifting match...
Despite intermittent rain, the playing field was in surprisingly fine condition, though poorly marked off and too narrow for the Crimson backs to show off their superior speed. Many times a runner, almost in the clear as he sliced around the opponents' wing, would be forced out of bounds into the milling throng of spectators...