Word: drum
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...primitive mountain kingdom of Nepal, crunched between India and China, there are only 250 telephones, most of which connect the palace of 38-year-old King Mahendra with those of the Ranas, hereditary Prime Ministers. For the rest of its communications, Nepal depends on foot-runners, drum flourishes which announce major events, and one broadcasting station. This week Chicago's Cook Electric Co. was signed up by the International Cooperation Administration to bring modern communications to Nepal. Under a $1.5 million contract, Cook will set up a 1,500-line telephone system and a 50-station high-frequency radio...
...Flower Drum Song. Chop suey (in the words of one of the show's tunes), routinely but expertly prepared by Chefs Rodgers & Hammerstein. With two admirable fortune cookies named Miyoshi Umeki and Pat Suzuki...
...Only one appointment has been made in the field of Geography. There are no permanent appointments in History and Lit. The water coming from both the hot and cold taps in Moors Hall is hot. Elsie's is too crowded. Animals still roam the streets of Cambridge. The "Flower Drum Song" is a hit. We do not yet have a winning football team. The parking regulations are arbirary and unjust. Moreover, the sky is falling...
...Electronic Reservations. An electronic reservations system that can instantly tell Western Air Lines ticket clerks throughout its U.S. system what seats are available on all flights was put into operation, the first in the airline industry. Built around a memory drum, the system permits 96 reservations desks to book and cancel flights, immediately inform passengers of schedule changes...
...Flower Drum Song. A routine but opulent and attractive Oriental excursion by those skillful Occidentals, Rodgers and Hammerstein. With the freshest lotus leaves on Broadway, Singers Miyoshi Umeki and Pat Suzuki...