Word: stadiumitis
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...interests of peace." California was not like the Middle West, which had received its native lowan for the most part with austere interest. In Hollywood, pink-hued stars turned out to welcome him with huzzas. Film Director William Wyler entertained him. A capacity crowd of 30,000 filled Gilmore Stadium to cheer him. Contributions rolled in. Charlie Chaplin's wife Oona signed a check...
...Washington, 16,000 school safety patrolmen from 13 states marched down Constitution Avenue, peered at Lindbergh's plane, climbed the Washington Monument. The 51 New Yorkers went instead to New York's City Hall, where they got medals, then to a ball game at Yankee Stadium...
Barrels of ice water awaited the thirsty on the Louisiana State University campus. At L.S.U. stadium, where 10,000 assembled to watch the inaugural ceremonies, there was free food & drink for all-200,000 hot dogs, a quarter of a million buns, 8,000 gallons of buttermilk, a quarter of a million bottles of root beer, Coke and "red soda...
When Governor Earl arrived on the wooden stadium stage, 211 newly appointed colonels were on hand to applaud him. Said the governor: "If anybody else wants to be a colonel, just let me know." When a 19-gun salute banged out in his honor he cracked: "I hope nobody got shot." The crowd roared. It cheered again when he paraphrased brother Huey: "I hope to see this a state where every man is a king and every lady a queen, but no one is wearing the crown...
...best to prove a post-election brag: "We'll improve on everything Huey did." The entertainment went on & on. There was a baseball game, swimming exhibition and music by countless bands. There was also some unscheduled entertainment. Children dropped buttermilk cartons from the top of the stadium and one woman was conked by a falling whiskey bottle...