Word: californianism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...found a telltale trickle of water seeping out of a crack in a spanking-new cylinder block. There was no time to change engines, so the mechanic did the next best thing: he filled the crack with metal sealer, slapped a coat of paint over it, then gave Californian Johnnie Parsons the bad news...
...think it is the greatest honor in the world simply to be a citizen of the United States," said he. The President remarked indignantly that his morning mail had included a postcard from a Californian who thought that Americans should "surrender to Russia" because it would be better for them to lose their freedom than lose their lives in a war. "Now what do you think of that?" the President exclaimed. "That is Patrick Henry in reverse, if I know anything...
...Paris, Iranian Princess Fatmeh Pahlevi, 21, regained her royal prerogatives when she remarried-this time in a Moslem ceremony-Californian Vincent Lee Hillyer, 24. Hillyer, who had renounced his Roman Catholic religion the week before, had the Moslem Ago Khan as official witness. Among the wedding guests: Rita Hayworth, who had a Moslem ceremony last year when she married Aly Khan. This week Hillyer and bride were off to Cannes, where he said he would finish a book titled Just Looking, Thanks...
Next night Brawner did it again, setting a new intercollegiate record (0:59.9) for the 100 yds. But Californian Bob Brawner, who only took up the breast stroke two years ago, still wonders sometimes if the tough competition is worth all the effort. Coach Howard Stepp, who has produced his share of champions in 23 years at Princeton, has no doubts about that. Says Stepp: "Before this boy is through he'll hit 2:08 and rewrite the record book...
...Yvette twitted her Georgia-born host, another U.S. officer, on his Dixie drawl. "O.K.," responded the airman good-naturedly, "how do you say it in Brook-lynese?" Sensitive Yvette slapped the joker full in the face and demanded that her husband take her home immediately. Andy Madsen, a Californian, was too busy laughing to pay much attention. He tossed her the keys to the family car, and Yvette stormed out alone...