Word: petered
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...picture contains no more than the usual ingredients of the standard Hollywood thriller-it is based on a mystery novel by James Hadley Chase-but Director Denys de la Patellière has prepared it to the king's taste. He tells the story of a wealthy drunk (Peter Van Eyck) who one day informs the greedy salope (Michele Morgan) to whom he is married that he is going to commit suicide in a few minutes. But if he does that, she realizes instantly, she will not be able to collect the 300 million francs for which his life...
...What's the Date?" So engrossed was Ike in elaborating his "musts" that he forgot the time. At 9 o'clock one of the Congressmen broke in to remind him of his Cabinet meeting. As the party broke up. New Jersey's Peter Frelinghuysen asked the President to autograph his place card. "What's the date?" asked Ike. "June 6," said somebody. "Oh," mused the onetime Allied Commander in Chief, reaching...
...some of its scenery dates back to 1908, but the theater's acoustics are still near perfect. This week, slightly faded but resonant, Covent Garden celebrates its 100th birthday in a gala performance for the Queen. The generous birthday package includes extracts from The Bohemian Girl, The Trojans, Peter Grimes, Aida, I Puritani (Maria Callas singing), plus the Royal Ballet's Birthday Offering...
After winning the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, Tim Tarn figured to take the Belmont in a walk. Last hope of the hunch players was a barrel-chested Irish colt named Cavan, who had come from nowhere to win the Peter Pan Handicap just the week before. And suddenly it was Cavan who was getting a call. Aboard the favorite, worried Jockey Ismael Valenzuela went to the whip. Tim Tarn wobbled badly. His fine stride suddenly looked awkward; he was in trouble. Snug on the rail, Cavan was reaching out and running away. The liver-colored Irish import breezed under...
Lost Shoal. Near Brisbane, Australia, Navigation Expert Joshua Peter Bell, author of Moreton Bay and How to Fathom It, ran his yacht aground in Moreton...