Word: mister
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Despite his pain, Mister Sam remained indomitable. After weeks of back twinges, he was finally prevailed upon to consult White House Physician Janet Travell, who administered Novocain to comfort him. When the treatment was over, Rayburn arose to put his trousers back on. Dr. Travell noticed that he was wobbling first on one foot, then on the other. She suggested that he sit down to finish dressing. Cried Sam Rayburn: "I am 79 years old, and no woman is going to tell me how to put on my pants...
...population. Finding films to go with the stage show is the job of President-Managing Director Russell V. Downing, who freely admits that, since television has forced Hollywood to unbutton its themes, the Music Hall has had to change its standards. Its record moneymakers-The Great Caruso, Mister Roberts, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers-reflect the sort of choices the Music Hall once preferred, but now Downing is accepting gamier movies such as Parrish, Suzie Wong and Where the Boys Are, explaining his selections with the sequined rationalization that they reflect "a way of life...
...Disneyland and Freedomland, could Texas be far behind? Yup. as a matter of fact. But now, on a 35-acre site halfway between Dallas and Fort Worth, a ten-gallon version of the modern, thematic amusement park has just opened to the public. The theme, of course, is TEXAS, mister, hubris spelled out in smoke signals; and the name of the place was originally Texas Under Six Flags. But that just would not do. "Texas," someone pointed out, "is under nothin'." So, as thousands of children and adults turned up to see what the new $10 million park...
...African books, which may not seem attuned to the latest news, but which even today make the news more intelligible. Gary fought in the Nigeria Regiment in World War I, later served as a magistrate dealing with the everyday crises of tribal life. Out of this experience came Mister Johnson (published in 1939), by all odds the best novel ever written about Africa, and An American Visitor (issued in 1933 but only now published in the U.S.), which is not up to Mister Johnson, but proves again that Africa reached Gary's pages through his pores...
...voice dissatisfaction with the regime of General Cemal Gursel, whose military coup had thrown the Menderes government out of power in May 1960. Reportedly, some Menderes supporters in rural areas campaigned for "no" votes by telling credulous peasants that a "yes" would bring to power an infidel named "Mister Referendum." who would close mosques, substitute Christianity for Islam, and pack their women off to brothels...