Word: semi
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...ravaging of New York City by atomic bombs is the one semi-realistic shot in Invasion U.S.A. The other battle scenes, about half of the film, look suspiciously like World War II newsreels. The picture ends with another heavy-handed plea for increased defense measures, hammered home by an army recruiting booth in the theater lobby. Although its obvious purpose in to awaken America to the present danger, Invasion U.S.A. has more the effect of a powerful sedative...
...Studebaker is the biggest design gamble in the auto industry since Chrysler's Airflow (which was a flop), a test to see whether Americans will buy a semi-sports car in big quantities. In its gamble, Studebaker staked $27 million for new tools, sure that the growing interest in sports cars indicates an entirely new trend in U.S. auto design. From Belgium's annual auto show in Brussels, where the car was first publicly shown last week, came the first evidence that the bet might pay off. Alongside the fanciest cars of Europe and 20 U.S. makes...
Plastic Walls. A plastic wall covering that looks like leather has been put on sale by Bolta Products Sales, Inc. of Lawrence, Mass. Made of semi-flexible Vinylite laminated to a paper backing, Bolta-Wall comes in ten colors, can be washed, resists scuffing and fading. Price: about 50? per sq. ft., installed; $19 for a "do-it-yourself" kit of 100 tiles...
...freedom of the press." The directors replied that since their money was behind the magazine, they had some rights in deciding what kind of magazine it should be. Said Editor Davis: "The Freeman is a militant magazine appealing to strong emotion . . . The directors want to make it a quiet, semi-academic review of economics...
...Power in the Crimson's indoor showings from now on will come from two freshmen. Norm Bruck, a fine from two freshmen. Norm Bruck, a fine sprinter from New Jersey, won his heat in the K. of C., but got a bad start in the semi-final. Dave Alpers, a teammate, is a fine 440 man, who did a 51 in time trials last week...