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...been a long, hot, crisis-filled summer; and President Kennedy had shown the strain. But last week, more than at any time since the crisp, hopeful days of last January, the President seemed to be having fun again...
...Hiri disappointing. On a fast-breaking play moments before the gun in the first period, he maneuvered behind the Tufts defense, took a crisp pass from right inside Seamus Malin, and drilled the ball past the helpless goalie into the far corner of the cage...
...mentioned that there were two early American paintings somewhere in his house. They were identified as Peale's, and the news was flashed to Montclair's alert director, Miss Kathryn Gamble, who promptly put in a bid. The paintings were covered with dust but otherwise unharmed-as crisp and clear as they were when they crossed the Atlantic 178 years...
...Crisp and smiling in the olive drab uniform of a Soviet air force major, Yuri Gagarin bounced out of an Aeroflot turbojet at London Airport to help publicize Moscow's Trade Fair, and all Britain gave him a tumultuous welcome. Thousands lined the 14-mile route into London for a look at the world's first cosmonaut, cheered and chanted "Gagarin" as his motorcade swept by. Standing in an open silver Rolls-Royce with a specially issued license plate "YG-1," Yuri waved and grinned. When he turned into Kensington High Street, the crowd broke through the police...
Five years, four Elizas and three Higginses ago.* My Fair Lady opened in New York. This week the show passed Oklahoma's record of 2,212 performances to become the longest run musical in Broadway history. It is still remarkably crisp, thanks to production assistants, who appear regularly in the audience, advise cast and crew when the show lags. Director Moss Hart himself rehearses every major cast change, and Authors Lerner and Loewe check in occasionally. Lady has, to date, taken in some $50.2 million -$18 million on Broadway, $15.7 million from the traveling national company. $16.5 million from...