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...with a three-lens camera (each lens aimed from a different angle). Then the film is projected, by three projectors, on a wide, concave screen; the sound is played over several loudspeakers placed around the theater. Result: an impression of full-dimension sight & sound. Cinerama's ability to drag the audience into the picture shows up best in the outdoor scenes that capitalize on vast panoramas, since the idea is to present the same wide-angle view on the screen that the human eye sees normally...
There's Hope. Leslie was loyal. She entertained her husband's dull friends, learned to take their new-rich gaucheries in stride, brought up two fine children. But she never stopped criticizing Texas, never let Texans drag her down to their level. At Giant's end, daughter Luz has rebelled against Texas' Juan-crowism, is sweet on a young fellow who is interested in scientific farming and doesn't give a hang about million-acre ranches. Son Jordan is married to a Mexican girl, aims to become a doctor and work among the poor...
...overcome this drag on four-year colleges, Conant again raises the standard of his favorite educational innovation, the two-year community college. Only students who have real goals in mind should take advantage of four-year programs, he feels. The undecided and those who might not otherwise have a chance for higher education would attend the two-year colleges, which would give a Bachelor in General Studies degree...
...thing about the Taft-Eisenhower convention fight was that neither could win the presidency without the wholehearted support of the faction led by the other. Within the hour after Ike was nominated, Taft pledged his support; then he left for a Canadian vacation, and many Taft partisans began to drag their feet. Their feeling was voiced by Indiana's Republican Chairman Cale J. Holder: "Until Bob Taft blows the bugle, a lot of us aren't going to fight in the army...
Characteristically, Beecham has no doubts whatever about the quality of his conducting. Congratulated after a concert by Fellow Conductor Fritz Reiner for "a delightful evening spent with Mozart and Beecham," the sudden flash came back, "Why drag in Mozart...