Word: mach
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Compared to the papier-maché heroes of most Hollywood westerns, Davy Crockett is filled with engaging human imperfections : he loses his first hand-to-hand battle with the Indian chief, Red Stick, and only succeeds in overcoming villainous Mike Mazurki by biting his opponent's thumb. There are some stereotypes-Buddy Ebsen has the familiar role of the trusty pal, and Hans Conreid plays a cowardly gambler with synthetic W. C. Fields flourishes. But, all in all, Davy makes his giant-sized legend come as truly alive as that of Mike Fink, the river boatman, or Paul Bunyan...
...diesel locomotive. One big hall was filled with several dozen kinds of motor scooters and motorcycles; other halls displayed delicate glassware and pottery, tractors, sail-and motorboats, house trailers. The Montecatini chemical company showed off its insecticides, fertilizers and aluminum products in an elaborate pavilion decorated with immense papier-machéå insects and lacy scaffoldings festooned with sunbursts of aluminum chairs and kitchen utensils
...present class representatives are among the eight candidates in the junior class election. They are Newell Mach of Adams, present Council treasurer, and Bred Stark of Dunster. Opening them will be Charles Boston of Dunster, Dick Dedds of Kirkland, Calvin Gross of Lowell, Broce G. Mertin of Dunster, Edward M. Streaser of Kirkland and Kenneth G. Swan of Kirkland...
Rarely has a plane been so popular throughout the Air Force as the F10 Voodoo, introduced to the public last week. This large (20 tons), one-man jet plane, manufactured by McDonnell Aircraft Corp.. can cruise for hours at supersonic speed (Mach...
...Rome's mammoth Cinecitta, Troy was razed for the third time in 3,000 years as Warner Bros.' two-acre wood and papier-maché reproduction of the ancient city (for Helen of Troy) was 80% destroyed by fire. As betogaed extras battled the blaze, cameras churned away for an hour and a half, leaving Warner's hopeful that it could salvage some usable footage from a $95,000 holocaust...