Word: flicks
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Meeting in Manhattan with New York's Censor Hugh Flick, censors representing six states discussed the Supreme Court ruling, concluded with the "determination to continue to bar objectionable films in terms of our respective state laws' The Supreme Court, they argued, did not dispute "the constitutional rights of the states to exercise preregulation of motion pictures...
...Flick developed an idea that would bring moviegoers into partnership with the censors. The plan would allow the censors to put all films into one of four categories: 1) "For the whole family"; 2) "A little less than entirely suitable"; 3) "For adults only''; 4) "To be shown under very restricted conditions." Classification, agreed Director George (Shane) Stevens, "would serve a wider audience w^ith greater definition . . . It's the British way. This should be the American way." Snorted Director William (Roman Holiday) Wyler: "We can't be guardians of children...
...scientists now produce new cheeses with the flick of an ultraviolet-ray machine? Cautioned the University of Wisconsin's Dr. William Hendrickson: "The chances are one in a million that you'd hit it right if you started out to create a new starting material for cheese." His conclusion: Knight, like the shepherd boy, was "darn lucky...
Crimson fans can see the dubious decision for themselves at 8 p.m. tonight in Emerson D. All undergraduates and their dates are welcome upon presentation of bursar's cards. Entitled "Tuea Last Stand," the flick features the unsuccessful Indian uprising of Barefoot Beagie and runs for about 60 exciting minutes...
...brush in Vag's hand whipped over his glistening shoes in offbeat rhythm to the tune he was whistling. It was "Over There," with many martial trills and cadenzas. ". . .And we won't come back tum de tum tum over there," he finished with a satisfied flick of a shoe cloth...