Word: persons
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...only 34% believed). An overwhelming majority (90% in the U.S., 71% in Britain) believed that Christ was the son of God, but belief was not so strong in a life after death (U.S. 74%, Britain 54%). Fundamentalism was in the minority in both countries. To the question, "Can a person be a Christian and not believe every word in the New Testament?", 66% in the U.S. thought so and 24% did not; in Britain 79% said yes, 11% no. Both countries tolerantly agreed (78% in the U.S., 85% in Britain) that one could be a Christian without oing to church...
...exwife, Jane Cianfarra, and her husband. New York Times Correspondent Camille Cianfarra. Morgan rushed to a rescue ship on a Coast Guard cutter, then back to Manhattan for his evening newscast. Scriptless, he ad-libbed an eloquent report of the tragedy from the viewpoint of an anonymous "person who had relatives aboard." Next day, when Linda proved incredibly to have been hurled to safety in the Stockholm's jagged prow by the impact of the crash, Morgan shed his reporter's anonymity in the most moving broadcast of the year...
...difficult, mannerized role as the old man. William Searle, as his son, is fairly buoyant; his irresponsible sneer outweighs his awkward postures. Jane Connor assumes the character his slouchy sister with surprising completeness, even if her motions are occasionally static or self-conscious. By far the best person on stage is Eugent Gervasi, who plays her husband with the proud poise of a Greek statue. He is vitally alive and colorful whether soliloquizing or merely gesturing...
...Western Society led to, "Self. Self. One must rescue that sanity. Truth, duty--are insanity." And again, from the mouth of one of his characters, "Expect nothing out of my mouth, therefore, that has a pleasant sound. Look for nothing but descriptions out of a vision of a person who has given up hoping for Man, who is scrupulous and just, if only out of contempt for those who are so much the contrary...
...beaters. To launch its golden-anniversary line of 1957 trucks, International Harvester spent $100,000 on a closed-circuit TV program beamed at pep-talk luncheons for 10,000 dealers in 48 cities of 32 states. Hired for $7,500, Commentator Edward R. Murrow emceed the show, used his Person to Person format to interview top Harvester officers about products and plans. To promote its Yellow Pages, American Telephone & Telegraph Co. a fortnight ago hired Cinemactor Walter Pidgeon to emcee a 59-city closed-circuit TV show for potential classified advertisers and member phone companies...