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...Walter George managed to combine demagoguery and intelligent discussion all in one speech. "The Republicans did not 'daddy' the thing," charged George, "and the Democrats did not 'daddy' it nor 'mammy' it. The Communists are entitled to the credit." On an even keel-"The bill we are discussing raises a fundamental issue of government," he said and he raised the familiar issue of states' rights. "There are honorable Senators who will say that such a law is working very well in certain states." But he was against the government attempting to force moral...
Brimming with colorful costumes and extravagant, Hollywood-style Wild West shows, the film is a fictional embroidery of the romance and rivalry between Sharpshooter Annie Oakley and Crackshot Frank Butler (Broadway's Howard Keel). Annie, who can't miss anything she shoots at, eventually learns that You Can't Get a Man with a Gun. She gets him by learning how to shoot and miss...
...slow, sentimental number like They Say It's Wonderful, performed with breathless tenderness, she puts together the rare blend of singing and acting talent that makes lyrics carry emotion as well as melody. And, toward the end, when she bounces back into animal spirits to join Keel in Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better, her strident comic style and Berlin's flamboyant duet seem to have been made for each other...
Arleigh Burke's promotion was deserved; it was also wise. It firmed the revolters' increasing respect for "Fuzz" Sherman, who had been moved in over them to put the Navy back on an even keel. "This is a dark day for the Navy," one rebel had said when Sherman was appointed. Last week the same officer jerked his thumb in the direction of Sherman's office in the Pentagon, said: "That guy is going to town. The Navy hasn't seen anything like him in a long time...
...usual, Captain Burke drove ahead at flank speed. Under a promise from Defense Secretary Louis Johnson of no reprisals, he testified before the House Armed Services Committee last October, presented a dispassionate defense of the Navy's cherished supercarrier which Johnson had summarily ordered abandoned soon after the keel had been laid...