Word: silver
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...whole day Churchill moved amid cheers, gifts and high praise. He called on the Queen (who opened Parliament, then departed to leave the stage to her first minister), was toasted in champagne and received two pairs of antique silver coasters. That night he fell asleep to the singing of "For he's a Jolly Good Fellow" from the crowds who had clustered all day outside 10 Downing Street...
...lets his arms and one leg do the work. By the shivery feel on the line he can identify the catch. "Bonito," he tells Gregorio. "Good bonito." With smooth speed, he works the fish close to the stern. Gregorio grabs the wire leader and boats a blue-and-silver bonito of about 15 pounds. A broad, small-boy smile flashes through Hemingway's old-man whiskers. "Good," he says. "A fish on the boat before 10:30 is a good sign. Very good sign...
...seemed to relish the excitement. Accepting a silver salver from Bristol University, Sir Winston beamed at the students and declared: "I thank you for giving it to me on a day which, as you will see by looking at your papers, I am supposed to be in a bit of a scrape...
...Republican Senator Irving S. Ives, in last month's election. Mrs. Frances Dewey played gracious hostess to Mrs. Marie Norton Whitney Harriman, second wife of the state's Democratic Governor-elect, Railroadynast W. (for William) Averell Harriman.*A sometime interior decora tor, Marie inspected the official silver service, then looked over the mansion with a practiced eye. She allowed that "it doesn't need much." Among the additions she planned for the place were the five Harriman grandchildren as frequent visitors, plus her personal collection of top American paintings. Marie, who ran a successful Manhattan art gallery...
...Hugh did come in, what he had for us was a succession of inane interviews. Sample: "Here's Jackie Cooper-how are you liking this, Jackie?" Jackie (plugging his play, King of Hearts) said it was wonderful, just wonderful. So did Virginia Mayo (plugging Warner's The Silver Chalice), Judy Holliday (plugging Phffft), Carol Haney (plugging The Pajama Game), and Pinky Lee (plugging himself). Whenever Commentators Francis and Downs ran out of comments-which was frequently-the TV camera returned to the studio for commercials by Tootsie Roll, Crosley, Heinz, Alcoa, and U.S..toy manufacturers. There...