Word: ort
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Izzy Ort's, according to Izzy, is a nice spot to spend an enjoyable weekend. Floor show is new at least every week (depending on trade). 25 Essex Street, and take a club...
WHILE the fate of Chiang and China hinged on decisions in Peking and Washington, Sir Winston, keeping a firm rein ort his own fate, resigned-just when TIME said he would (TIME, April 4). Knowing that the Prime Minister had wavered in his decision for almost a year, I asked our London Bureau how it had been so sure of the date in advance. "On March 9, I had a drink with a politician I trust, and he told me the decision had been taken, that Churchill would resign in the first week of April,'' cabled Bureau Chief...
Another show that never got ort the air was On the Spot, which had a panel of high-dome experts who were supposed to answer any question about anything. During a dry run, one of the first questions asked was: "Who is the mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico?" Shrugs Goodson: "What can you do? It doesn't make sense to have a show like that and then complain that the questions are unfair...