Word: ridings
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...teams will each run an hour practice tonight in order to loosen up after the nine-hour plane ride today and become accustomed to the dryer climate...
...state would risk popular outrage by seeking closer relations with the Israelis. And a "Balkanization" of the Arab states, if it did occur, would hardly promote stability in the area. In the absence of real peace, the Israelis can only prepare for the worst and hope that they can ride out a storm. For if the storm breaks, it will be a violent...
...Almost fully recovered from his recent illness, Pope Pius XII went for a ride in a transparent automobile. This car, the Pontiff's own idea, was built in Turin of crystal glass on a 1954 U.S. Chrysler chassis. Purpose: to let people see the Pope full-length, even in inclement weather (he feels that frequent public appearances are necessary to forestall rumors about his health...
...commuters a day into Manhattan. According to Young, it is losing some $3.000,000 annually on passengers. At the meeting, a young matron strode determinedly onstage carrying a pig labeled "Young Bob." Beside her stood another flushed lady holding aloft a sign saying: "A hog will be able to ride the West Shore...
There is, for instance, the one about the medical student who, during a murder scare, takes a ride on a crowded bus with a bulky package that proves, amid screams and general pandemonium, to contain a skeleton. There is the portentous purchase of the first stethoscope: "No, no. I think that's a little old for you, sir. What about this one? . . . Oh, yes. That's very much more you, sir. Comfy? Comfy?" There is the usual lecherous intern (named Benskin and known as "the ravishing reindeer") and the redheaded night nurse ("You succulent starched uniform with...