Word: idealism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Hollywood version of the ideal cowboy is a Gary Cooper type, with a quick draw, a thick drawl and the sprawl of the Far West in his gait. Last week the picture cowboy was put to shame by a cowpoke from the wide open spaces of Peekskill, N.Y. Hard-riding Harry Tompkins. who learned his trade on a Catskill dude ranch, was named all-round world-champion cowboy of 1952 by the Rodeo Cowboys' Association...
...grave." But the great outburst of the disease after the Industrial Revolution made its earlier ravages seem tame.- In the novels, plays, journals and poetry of the romantic era, Dubos & Dubos find revealing details of TB's "psychic effects, its influence on behavior and tastes." The ideal of feminine beauty, which the white plague made current, was epitomized by Dumas fils (mourning an ex-mistress) in La Dame aux Camelias: frail, pale, hollow-eyed and languid. To be like this type, healthy and otherwise sensible young women dosed themselves with lemon juice and vinegar. The cult of pallor extended...
...Magsaysay has not been consulted, and Quirino's so-called "inner cabinet," which does not include the Defense Secretary, has reportedly been talking about imposing martial law and jailing the political opposition on charges of dealing with the Communists. There are many here who fear that neither the ideal of democratic elections nor the life of Ramon Magsaysay can be considered safe under such circumstances. There may be more anomalies, and serious ones, in the offing for the Philippines...
Though gas turbines will ultimately be cheaper to maintain than diesels. they have disadvantages. They burn almost as much fuel while idling as when running full blast, thus are not efficient on short hauls or stop & go passenger trains. But they are ideal for hauling fast freight over U.P.'s mountainous track and can, like a diesel, run 300 to 400 miles without refueling or stopping for water. By using them only on such runs, Stoddard figures that U.P. will save on maintenance, and pile up plenty of know-how against the day when gas turbines are improved enough...
That the choice of relevant background and interpretive material depends on a fallible reporter, that distortions might be planned and the power to analyze abused is no argument against this method. No matter what standard is set, after all, there will be someone who abuses it. As an ideal, however, the risk of distortion by a human is far preferable to the near inevitability of perversion that comes from mere reprinting...