Word: localize
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...reconstruction project, the husky King delighted local workers by seizing a shovel and making the dirt fly with the best of them. In a hospital, Frederika held the hand of a dejected soldier whose head was so swathed in bandages that only his eyes peeped through. The Queen listened quietly to his fears about being scarred and ugly, and answered all his worries with a radiant smile. "You could never be ugly," she told him, "not with such beautiful eyes...
While shooting scenes in Reno for Johnny Dark, a sports-car story, a Hollywood movie crew hired a local amateur-Nevada's leonine Senator Pat McCarran -to play the role of road-race starter. Although miscast in the silent role, McCarran whipped the green flag down with such artistry that only one retake was necessary. The Senator announced that his $10 pay would go to charity...
...Mille & Co. still have some adjusting to do. In Washington's barnlike Constitution Hall (capacity: 4,000), they were unable to use scenery because of local fire regulations. Moreover, they found that numbers planned for smaller and more intimate theaters threatened to get lost in the vastness. "We're just finding out which numbers carry and which don't," says Agnes de Mille...
Lowell House may follow the lead of other local institutions in de-emphasizing football...
...weeks hence, when the Crimson meets Princeton, it is possible that the local gridiron score will be something less than 65-7. But regardless of the football outcome, Cambridge sports fanciers will still have concrete reason for celebration. The hockey rink, overlong in fund-raising and planning stages, will be completed. There will be, of course, a dedication in a formal ceremony. But more important is the small meeting of H.A.A. officials who will dedicate the rink to specific purposes...