Word: poole
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Please! Please!" This one represented, in effect, most of the population of the U.S. in the form of 250 reporters, photographers and movie and television cameramen. Because it was raining on deck, Grace appeared for her press conference in the Pool Café room, flanked by five pressagents and a platoon of cops. The room was packed from wall to wall. Quickly she was backed into a corner, with cameras and newsmen inches from her face...
...Rest. Daily Breen drove himself through a strenuous routine of bodybuilding exercises and some three miles of practice in the pool. The stroke Counsilman taught him was a choppy, continuous flailing, with no graceful, resting glides between pulls, not even after turns...
From the moment the Earth's inverted flying lamp-shade lands on this planet, Altair 4, and its crew have settled themselves ("Wotta place! Just another one of those new planets--no beer, no women, no pool parlor"), Dr. Morbius, a twenty-year resident, begins his fatal battle of the Super Ego versus Id. Although he professes to be a gallant humanitarian at the outset, by the end of the picture we are convinced that he is a person just like ourselves: an intelligent egomaniac who wants only one thing in life--to have his own little planet...
...highness-to-be is more than thoughtful and beautiful, she is humble. When asked how she felt about her marriage, Miss Kelly replied "like any girl." Such humility. Like any girl, Grace wants to have a family. This has led to a pool among reporters, the winner guessing the right number of little princes and princesses. The princes, by the way, will be Monegasque (pronounced Mo-nay-gas-kuh) while the daughters will have dual citizenship. But Grace remains faithful to "my beloved country." When she spoke to reporters about her patriotism, she was obviously moved. But when she repeated...
...closer inspection, the machine proved to be not much of a machine at all. Place finishes have traditionally been determined by the place judges, who sit at the side of the pool and sight down the finish line to see who touches first. In addition, at least three timers are usually assigned to time the swimmer in each lane...