Word: shapes
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...opera and the evening weather report. In one, a pajama-clad comedian leaped from bed and dashed after his passion: garlic-flavored Boursin cheese. In another, three puppies tumbled out of a sweater worn by a curvy brunette, ostensibly proving that her "Tricot Bel" pullover snapped right back .into shape. Other commercials touted the virtues of Virlux butter, Schneider TV sets and Regilait powdered milk...
Apparently, yes. As the script takes shape, Wiles and Schlatter begin to toss out soft comedy lines and beef up others. Soon the final draft-having grown to 235 pages, or about three times as large as the customary script for a one-hour comedy show-is ready. The cast gathers around a table in the studio for a read-through. After two days of casual rehearsal, they head for the stage for two twelve-hour days of taping. The only audience present consists of staffers, office boys, secretaries, members of families. The laughter on the show is canned...
...centennial commemoration sponsored by N.Y.U. Law School, all three defended the use of the amendment's "due process clause" to strike down state laws that discriminate against Negroes or deny federally guaranteed rights. Brennan called the 14th "the prime tool by which we as citizens are striving to shape a society which truly champions the dignity and worth of the individual." Perhaps with the court's Senate critics in mind, he traced the history of the amendment arguing that it was the original intention of Congress to have the court interpret and enforce its guarantees-Warren said that...
...Dillingham Corp. plans a 1,000-room hotel, and the Broadway-Hale department-store chain is snapping up a site for a huge retailing complex. There is even a reviving demand for walk-to-work living, and lofty apartments are rising to meet it. For a city whose shape has been dictated by the automobile, that may be the most surprising change...
Morse came out of last May's Democratic primary in bad shape. He defeated his hawkish opponent, former Congressman Robert B. Duncan, but only by a razor-thin margin. His vote, less than 50 per cent of the total, was the poorest showing of his political career: even in his most difficult early days, as a Republican Senator who was too liberal for the old guard in his party, Morse never encountered so much opposition...