Word: dial
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...murder mystery The Mousetrap, which is still running in London after six years and holds the all-time record for commercial longevity. It is a fairly neat and entertaining piece of construction, though the characters are all clear stereotypes. But it certainly ranks lower than such other examples as Dial M for Murder and Witness for the Prosecution...
...rider of the West is not quite so popular as he seems to his dial-flicking critics. In an analysis of how many viewers watched which types of programs during prime TV time (7 to 10:30 p.m.) on the three networks last winter, the A.C. Nielsen Co. found that horse operas were still trailing variety shows. The ranking, according to each category's share of audience viewing time through the week...
...dial turner in search of music these days is likely to encounter a shrill, nasal voice spewing at triphammer speed sentiments something like these...
...suddenly go green or saffron, figures bloom with fluorescence, and backgrounds become crimes against nature or interior decoration. With amazing docility, most color set owners accept these hazards uncomplainingly. Some even boast of learning how to tune their sets as a real accomplishment ; color tuning was an intricate, five-dial operation on RCA's earlier sets, is now somewhat simplified as a three-dial maneuver. Said one Connecticut set owner: "After a while you get used...
...other side of the dial was shown last week by Elgin National Watch Co., the nation's biggest fine watchmaker, which makes some 200 models in a $34.75 to $150 price range. For 1957, Elgin reported a net loss of $2,442,076 v. a $671,380 profit the year before. Sales were off 26% to $31.1 million, and President J. G. Shennan said solemnly that he could not predict "an immediate return to profitability...