Word: cool
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Hollywood Columnist Hedda Hopper has tossed one of her hats into Ike's ring. ¶ To cool the "Elvis for President" craze among teenagers, Elvis Presley spread the word: "I'm strictly for Stevenson. I don't dig the intellectual bit, but I'm telling you, man, he knows the most...
...bolster the Indian economy. The agreement assures other free-world countries that they will not be deprived of Indian markets, provides India with enough purchasing power to maintain her normal imports of agricultural commodities from Canada, Denmark and New Zealand. As for the Indians, New Delhi was as cool and silent as Indian officials in the U.S. were vocally grateful. Proclaiming that the agreement would enable India to go ahead with its second five-year plan, Indian Minister to the U.S. Harishwar Dayal also pointed up the fact that this form of aid is a two-way street. Said...
...judges and a mass of minor officials swarmed at the airport under a broiling sun and presented the visitors with six bouquets of flowers and batches of garlands. It was a command performance. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had been shown a dispatch printed in a U.S. newspaper reporting the cool kiss-off the Warrens had gotten when they arrived...
...Elliott through Pianist George Shearing, one of his idols. He wangled a chance to try out his vibes with the Shearing combo, remained with the group for 15 months. Followed a period of rough jazz training, during which he engaged in nightly "battles of vibes" with a cool-minded colleague named Terry Gibbs. He played with the Benny Goodman Sextet, eventually formed his own quartet. Elliott has no fewer than seven iT.P.s on the market, with three more coming soon, for he plays with an ingratiating style that appeals to jazz lovers without frightening record executives. Does he think...
...Warm & Cool Tractor. New comfort for the hitherto weather-beaten and windburned farmer is promised with the coming of a tractor that is air-conditioned in summer, heated in winter. The experimental tractor, its cab encased in glass and steel, was displayed by its inventor. J. F. Schaffhausen, of Cockshutt Farm Equipment. Inc., in Doylestown, Pa. Sparing the farmer from the seasons, says Schaffhausen, will reduce fatigue and boost his life expectancy, save him an annual bad weather loss of $1,000 and 30 working days. If brisk demand develops, Cockshutt will mass-produce the tractor, sell it for about...