Word: pullmans
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Instead of flying on to San Francisco, the Foreign Minister decided to see the country, and packed his 54-man entourage (including 13 bodyguards and the Foreign Minister of Poland) aboard three special Pullman cars. During a stopover in Chicago, he went rubbernecking, toured the city for five hours. Along Lake Shore Drive,, he suddenly left his car to walk for a while, then just as suddenly crossed the drive in the midst of rush-hour traffic. Automobiles were tied up for miles as his motorcade and police escort jockeyed through an illegal U-turn to keep up with...
Spaciousness and privacy are emphasized from stem to stern. The traditional three-tiered bunks for crewmen remain -but with a difference. They have been ' compartmentalized like Pullman berths, with lightweight, perforated "privacy partitions." Each bunk is equipped with a bed lamp and a pocket for books. Each tier of three has a fireproof, "Sandbrown" curtain, and most are ventilated with electric fans. There are nearly twice as many lockers as sailors aboard. Each compartment has folding chairs, a table and a hi-fi radio speaker as standard equipment...
Even in corporations where profits were down because the upswing in business was not yet reflected in earnings, officials were optimistic. Westinghouse Electric's first-quarter earnings fell from $26,286,000 for the first quarter of 1954 to $12,782,000 this year; Pullman Inc. earned only $1,275,873 this year v. $4,197,701 in the first three months of 1954. But, with orders piling up, both companies think they will do better in the rest of this year...
Names make news. Last week these names made this news: Miami Judge Vincent O. Giblin finally decided what to do about the separation suit slapped on Fur Trader (four generations removed) John Jacob Astor III, 42, by his baby-faced third wife, Dolores ("Dolly") Pullman Astor, 26. Dolly, holding out for the standard $500,000 plum (the same amount Astor gave his first wife, and for which he is now being sued by his second), had offered hours of testimony to prove that J. J. was worse than a beast when aroused. Having characterized the testimony as' "the most...
...Robert R. Young's New York Central and Patrick McGinmY New York, New Haven & Hartford each ordered a five-car "Train X," Young's oft-touted dream, from Pullman. Only u ft. high (v. the Pennsy's n ft. 9 in.). Train X will be capable of straightaway speeds up to 120 m.p.h., will take turns at up to 70 m.p.h., v. 30 or 40 m.p.h. with present equipment. Price: about $1,000,000. Delivery: second quarter...