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...musical show is like betting the bankroll on the daily double. Despite the odds, American Legion officials got the notion about two years ago that the Legion could make some money backing a touring revue. The result, a flag-waving extravaganza called Red, White and Blue, was weary, flat, stale and exceedingly unprofitable...
...barraging shots at Chicago's goal, won handily, 6-1. It was the fourth victory in five games against Chicago. It was also a source of considerable satisfaction to the Red Wing management. Operating on the theory that a winning combination should be broken up before it turns stale and complacent, the Wings had given their line-up a thorough overhaul after winning hockey's Stanley Cup last season. Major change: Goalie Sawchuk, untried in the National League, to replace Veteran Harry Lumley (who was sold to Chicago...
...good-in some ways better than Technicolor. It adds depth and detail to the TV picture. The colors themselves are vivid but not harsh. Some programs-sports, for example-gain immeasurably with the addition of color. But a poor TV show, of course-tasteless comedy, tired drama or stale vaudeville routines-cannot be freshened by all the hues in the spectrum. An entertainment egg can be laid as easily in color as in black & white-perhaps more easily...
...Caplin led her four children in an endless tactical retreat from one shabby rented house to the next. She worked out complicated trade agreements with butchers and merchants, refused to deal with a grocer who would not hire one of her three sons, and charmed bakers into parting with stale bread. She summoned up an awesome queenliness when facing unpaid and threatening landlords. There were times when she went out, late at night, and rummaged through neighbors' ash barrels for fragments of usable coal...
...remove the high polish from cars and furniture, spray with clear liquid wax; to take the glare from mirrors, apply a mixture of epsom salts and stale beer; such shiny surfaces as oilcloth can be toned down with a spray of shaving lotion...