Word: shorter
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Miss McKenna will read a scene from W.B. Yeats' play "The Countess Kathleen." She will also present shorter poems of Yeats, Padraic Colum, and James Stephens, as well as some anonymous Irish ballads. The program is sponsored by the Poets' Theatre...
Hammer Thrower Harold Connolly, 25, a high-school history teacher from Boston, made no concessions to his gimpy left arm (four inches shorter than the right), tossed the 16-lb. hammer to a new Olympic mark...
...Crimson offensive, although slow-starting, was generally good throughout the game. Passes were shorter and much more accurate than in previous losses, but the line failed to get away many shots on the Tiger goal...
...more new models came out last week. By adding a lower-priced Firesweep series to its regular Fireflite and Firedome models, De Soto amassed a total of 15 models, largest in its 28-year history. The Firesweep will have a shorter wheelbase than the other two (122 in. v. 126), and less horsepower (a 245-h.p. V-8 engine v. 270 h.p. on the stepped-up Firedome V8, 295 h.p. on the stepped-up Fireflite). Otherwise, De Sotos have the other new Chrysler features, such as soaring rear fenders and a low silhouette...
...sort of one-damn-thing-after-anotherness that carries a conviction of reality. The actors, for example, are amazingly well behaved. Rock Hudson and Elizabeth Taylor, neither of whom has been widely hailed as an outstanding acting talent, keep thoroughly in character throughout long and difficult roles. In a shorter part, Mercedes McCambridge plays with vigor, economy and taste...