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...Krogman of the University of Chicago: 5 ft. 3 in., 135 lbs. (fattish), has "tires" just below the waist and stenographer's-spread standing up, oftener than not is knock-kneed and potbellied, waddles when she walks, and "only goes out two inches from the chest to the bust-line...
Amber got kicked out of bed. After 38 days of exposure (at $10,000 a day), the multimillion-dollar boudoir epic looked like a bust to Darryl Zanuck, who decided to throw it all away and try again, later. Blonde little Peggy Cummins, British actress who had been chosen to play the lead, was apparently out of a job. But she got another. After all that buildup as a Restoration pillow-fighter she was suddenly transferred to Bob, Son of Battle-something wholesome about a sheep...
...Chamber of Commerce. One of the first things he did was to tell reporters: "It would be suicidal if price control was abolished immediately. . . . The worst thing that could happen to us would be for prices to spiral and for us to have a period of boom and bust." That afternoon, the Chamber gave its retiring president the back of its hand as it called for the end of all price control, except rent...
Mindful of his publisher-sponsors, Hogan argues that facsimile could boost rather than bust the press. Smart newsmen, says he, will use it for spot bulletins and edition teasers. Yet many a skeptical publisher, with one eye on his costly presses and linotypes, noted that during the eight night hours, a facsimile recorder could be rolling out a 128-page morning newspaper, with news hours ahead of the standard press...
...midst of prayers and pressures the furious tinkering went on. U.S. citizens had no idea where they were headed-for a safe landing or a bust. All they knew was that it was almost impossible to buy a shirt. or a steak at ceiling prices, or rent a house...