Word: sat
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...well-educated and young Negro leaders-notably by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 27, pastor of a local Baptist church-they had efficiently put together and operated a car pool of some 200 vehicles to ferry themselves to and from work. Now the leaders and lawyers sat glumly in the Montgomery County courthouse waiting for the state circuit court to outlaw the Negro car pool on the charge-made by the city commission-that it was actually a business enterprise operating without a franchise...
Hubert scratched his side. He had had a haircut, and he itched all over. Briggs Hall was busy, so he hung up and sat scratching himself with both hands. Hubert was not very imposing at first glance, but after watching him for a few minutes you would decide that he was not imposing at all. His clothes had a slept-in look, and it was obvious that his laundry was late again. Hubert was majoring in fine arts because he wanted to be an interior decorator. Interior decoration begins at home, you might comment after seing Hubert, but he would...
...better matchmaker than oddsmaker. Before election night was over, CBS's Univac Babysitter Doug Edwards wearily offered to give his magic brain (estimated cost: $1,000,000) to Commentator Walter Cronkite for Christ mas. But on NBC's popular, 16-year-old stunt show, People Are Funny (Sat. 7:30 p.m.), Remington Rand's Univac No. 21 turned Cupid, brought together a flesh-and-blood couple as scientifically selected "ideal marriage mates." It was a clear-cut victory for Univac, hormones and Trendex (which gives People a sizable 23.7 rating...
Perry Como Show (Sat. 8 p.m., NBC). With Dinah Shore, Lily Pons...
Philadelphia Orchestra (Sat. 9 :05 p.m., CBS). Conductor: Eugene Ormandy...