Word: round
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...name mentioned on television as one of the half a dozen or so favorite-son candidates at the Democratic Convention. He stuck to his Senate knitting, went back to Texas to loll under the sun on his LBJ Ranch at Stonewall, Texas, made little if any effort to round up delegates outside the 56 pledged to him from his home state. But last week-on the very day that Harry Truman threw the convention into an uproar-Lyndon Johnson strode into the center of the presidential ring...
...Singles match will take place at 3 p.m. on the "center court," with R. Israel meeting Dick Holroyd. Holroyd defeated E. Senehi in the semi-final round yesterday, while Israel ousted D. Keesing earlier in the week by the score...
...photography is of course excellent. Without Cinemanscope or Vistavision, the camera catches the seacoast, seasonal changes, and other countryside scenes with delicate and restrained artistry. Very effective angle shots are employed, especially in the last big race, as the horses leave the post, round the turns, and finally slow down past the finish line...
...sound equipment, its $50,000 kitchen ("The women had their way here"), its 500-capacity dining room looking out over the parking lots (675 cars when completed) and outdoor theater (where Miss Oklahoma was picked last month). Pastor Alexander proudly shows off the deeply carpeted little theater-in-the-round, now used by dramatic and ballet groups. "This is our jewel box." he explains. "But from the outside it just looks like a pimple." The concrete, 150 ft. bell tower near by will house an electronic carillon system "to match any in the world." And day and night...
...most U.S. railroads the passenger business is a money-losing headache. To the passengers, most railroaders are mossback operators who neglect service while engaging in a never-ending round of raising fares, chopping schedules and eliminating branch lines. Last week another big fare boost loomed for the embattled passengers. The Pennsylvania and the New York Central, which together move 27% of all U.S. passengers, are trying to get the rest of the nation's passenger lines to join them in asking for a first-class-fare hike of 33⅓% to 50%. To many experts it looked...