Word: expression
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Because "Frisco" is a contraction abhorrent to all San Franciscans, roly-poly Mayor Angelo Rossi sped to Hollywood to take issue with 20th Century-Fox, about to release a picture called Hello, Frisco, Hello. Upshot: the mayor got a hundred feet of prelude film in which to express his disapproval, and when the picture opens in San Francisco this week, the title will be Hello, San Francisco, Hello...
...week after OWI beamed two new transmitters on Spain, Spaniards thronged to the U.S. Embassy in Madrid to express their thanks for the new service...
Among other things, the board recommended joint private-governmental partnership in various post-war industries, particularly aluminum, magnesium, shipbuilding and aircraft--consolidation of railroads into a limited number of regional systems to provide for "efficient and low-cost post-war traffic"--express highways, and expanded and integrated air transport...
Gubbins' ability to reduce wartime annoyances to absurdity and make Britons chuckle at themselves and their annoyers is the peg on which hangs his success. Last week, counting an average of three readers for each copy of the Sunday Express sold, lugubrious Nathaniel Gubbins had an audience of almost...
Over the Crimson Network last Monday, Duke explained why the program, at the Boston theatre was so disappointing, but he didn't have time to express himself, too clearly. Boiled down, it all comes to this: regardless of the success which Ellington has had playing his own choices, the theatre managers have to have their own way, or else Ellington just doesn't play return engagements. It isn't a matter of what the public likes, you have to please the managers...