Word: sirened
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...voter could not get a lift to the polls just by picking up < his telephone. In some towns he could get a free taxi ride, and in Rochester, N.Y. an ambulance was his for the asking, even if he wasn't sick. Orange City, Iowa blew its fire siren every hour on the hour to remind the apathetic that...
...regard to Karan Singh & Wife [TIME, Sept. 8], I noted with great pleasure that Theda Bara was exactly right in her portrayals of an Oriental siren...
Sinkproof Swim Suits. In Manchester, England, the I.M. Dry Raincoat Co. started making bathing suits, vests, belts, undershorts and Churchillian "siren suits" (one-piece coveralls) which it claims will support the wearer for more than 72 hours in water. The clothes are padded with inflated material enclosed in "dryvent," a close-woven, waterproof cotton which adds little to the bulk or weight of the clothes. The suits have been successfully tested on polio victims who must spend a great deal of time in the water. Price: about $1 more than ordinary suits...
Breaking Point. In Wichita, Kans., Policeman Max Price, chasing a speeder, ignored it when his hat blew off, kept going when the muffler fell off, didn't pause when the siren went dead, finally quit when his motorcycle caught fire...
...weeks ago in the Hilton, at almost any hour of day or night, one might have run into a brass band, a fire siren or a bush-league opera soprano straining for high C, but this time the hoopla was relatively restrained...