Word: milo
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Trojan War will Not Take place, Giraudouz rejects a serious plane for the freedom of fantasy. Ondine is a splash of brilliant costumes (Richard Whorf) and imaginative sets (Peter Larkin). The appearance of such characters as three Loreli-type sprites and a walking replica of Venus de Milo break into the narrative to keep the lively pace...
Reserve Lieutenant Milo J. Radulovich, a 26-year-old physics student at the University of Michigan, stands accused of being too poor a security risk to hold an Air Force Commission. Not that there is doubt as to his personal conduct. The Review Board emphasized that his loyalty appeared properly fervent. But several informants had alleged that his father, an emigre from Serbia and a retired automobile worker, habitually read Communist newspapers, both domestic and from his homeland. The Lieutenant's sister, moreover, was identified as a Communist sympathizer and a frequent fixture of picketlines...
...Handel back on the loom," Landowska buzzed in her book Music of the Past. "And after calumniating the greatest masterpieces, they dare couple their obscure names with those of our supreme masters . . . What would sculptors say if a mason undertook to cut away some marble from the Venus de Milo to give her a wasp waist, or if one tried to twist Apollo's nose in order to give him more character?" The first thing to do was to remove the overstuffed romantic upholstery from the original music. The second was to rediscover the true harpsichord in place...
Dual Controls. In Green Bay, Wis., after investigating an automobile accident, Patrolmen Milo Kerin and Donald La Combe reported the driver's explanation: "One passenger said turn left, another go straight. Tried both...
...Paris last week were 199 top generals, admirals and air commanders from 13 NATO countries. They met behind closed doors to discuss what to do if the Russians attacked. After four days of it, a lowly two-star general had a new name for the exercise: Venus de Milo-no arms but plenty of SHAPE...