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...murky theatrical waters of Boston and Washington, iceberg-cool critics put a sizable hole in its hull. Drifting into view on Broadway, Mr. President carried a trapped and talented crew that seemed to take comfort in huddling together at the finale to sing an Irving Berlin version of Nearer, My God, to Thee called This Is a Great Country ("If this is flag waving, flag waving, do you know of a better flag to wave?"). But unlike the "unsinkable" Titanic, Mr. President will take at least two years to go under; it has more than $2,650,000 in advance...
...outdoor life, perhaps heightened by the brush-fire spread of urbanization. Second is the growing amount of leisure-longer weekends, longer vacations and more money to spend. There is also the stepped-up mobility of modern life: superhighways and fast cars-even private planes-are bringing vacation areas nearer to metropolitan centers. And with the nation's population of those 65 and older growing faster than almost any other age group, the conversion of vacation houses to retirement houses is an increasingly attractive possibility...
...American Bartenders School in Chicago: "Most shot glasses today are sort of an optical illusion. Some of them taper so much on the inside that you can't even get your little finger into the bottom of the glass." What looks like solid whisky is usually nearer to solid glass...
...frightening signals and realized what must have happened. Radar pulses from Thule had soared far beyond Russia and hit the rising moon 240,000 miles away. Reflected back to earth in 2.6 seconds, they showed up on the radar screens exactly the same as reflections from much nearer missiles might have done...
...Protestants, being in the majority, got the largest, and since the academy service is fairly formal, the chapel was endowed with lofty grandeur. The Roman Catholic chapel and the Jewish place of worship are underneath, which caused one Catholic chaplain to observe: "The Protestants are nearer to Heaven, but they need the head start." The Catholic chapel, with its gentle arches and stonework, suggests the architecture and masonry of the Romanesque cathedral. The Jewish chapel is housed within a round wooden screen from which all structural elements have been eliminated. This, says Netsch, goes back to the ancient tents...