Word: ridings
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...this young man has lost his teeth"). But at Santa Fe, N.Mex., while Estes was still shaking hands, Stevenson finally turned to an aide and asked, "Have we done enough?" They decided they had, and, after tearing Estes away with some difficulty, they entered a canary-yellow Cadillac to ride into Santa Fe for a public appearance on the Plaza and a La Fonda Hotel political conference with Democrats from seven states. Twenty-four hours and 1,107 miles later, the pattern was repeated: at Vancouver, Wash., where the conference with party leaders was delayed for 30 minutes while Estes...
...lined the streets and packed Union Square in front of the downtown St. Francis Hotel. His Secret Service escort moved narrow-eyed and tense through the surging, shouting lobby throng, but the President was clearly delighted as he and Mamie Eisenhower made their way to the elevator for the ride to their two-bedroom suite on the sixth floor. There President Eisenhower received brief courtesy calls from California Republican leaders, chatted with his family, retired early...
...Senator Stuart Symington. Jim Finnegan got the word, made an emergency call. "Boys," said Finnegan, by that time on his third pack of Old Golds, "that's all right if it's the best you can do. You can come along later−just for the ride. But just think how good you'll look back home if you can help swing this thing by leading the way, not following." The Maryland boys caught on fast...
...increase as Grumman Aircraft, largest U.S. amphibious plane manufacturer, acquires half-interest (for about $250,000) in Long Island's Dynamic Developments, Inc., a hydrofoil research organization. Hydrofoil (a finlike device) operates in water like airplane wings, using hydrodynamic pressures to lift hull so that boat or seaplane rides on stilts with minimal resistance, making possible faster speed, smoother ride, faster takeoff...
Director Ray Milland was able to arrange it for Leading Man Ray Milland to be endlessly pursued by the women in the picture. Maureen, after nuzzling with Ray in her hotel room, visiting historic Sintra and going for a ride in his speedboat, is so enraptured that she offers Rains $1,000,000 to deliver her husband dead so that she can inherit his vast fortune and buy Ray a new boat. And spirited Yvonne keeps sneaking out of the seraglio to sigh against Ray's shoulder and warn him to be careful. Ray has scarcely time left over...