Word: ballooned
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Roaming the Mediterranean during the 18th century. Pirate Lancaster and his capering, cutthroat crew outwit the King of Spain's men on sea. land and even in the air-by means of an anachronistic balloon. There is also a subplot about El Libre (Frederick Leister), a democratic rebel, and his pretty daughter (Eva Bar-tok), who is loved by Lancaster...
...Eisenhower's decision to speak off the cuff as much as possible has helped to get him across to his audiences. Ike, however, sometimes seems to have a balloon up that cuff. A sentence will start simply, belly out and break loose from its grammatical moorings. Sometimes it lands safely, sometimes it floats on & on. Sample free balloons from last week...
...special kind of flying saucer, says Menzel, has been seen four times, just after the launching of a big "sky hook" balloon. They appear as roundish objects, apparently at a great height. He believes that they are caused by the balloon itself when it rises through a thin layer of warm air at a thousand feet or so (see diagram). As it rises, it punches a hole in the layer. Cold air flows in, forming a blob of denser air that acts as an imperfect lens. Observers on the ground see a small moving image of the balloon above...
...First, balloon-shaped Meade Lux Lewis and Pete Johnson faced each other across grand pianos. Then came Erroll Garner, and finally big Art Tatum, his almost sightless eyes turned to the wall. If Birdland, Manhattan's midtown mecca of jive, wanted to put on a representative "parade" of jazz pianists last week, it could hardly have found four ivory ticklers with more varying styles...
Radeliffe's traditional jacks contest, held every year on Field Day, today will see Miss Florence Gerrish of Cabot pitted against Mrs. Fernstrom of Moors. Students will be able to take part in other games of skill: a three-legged race, a suitcase race, and a balloon race...