Word: stewardess
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...triumph, both in terms of film technique and directorial approach, is in the audience's almost immediate acceptance of special effects as reality: after we have seen a stewardess walk up a wall and across the ceiling early in the film, we no longer question similar amazements and accept Kubrick's new world without question. The credibility of the special effects established, we can suspend disbelief, to use a justifiable cliche, and revel in the beauty and imagination of Kubrick/Clarke's space. And turn to the challenging substance of the excellent screenplay...
Lest anyone get the impression that airline stewardesses are losing their allure, the Cantegril Country Club in Punta del Este, Uruguay, has just completed its second annual "Queen of the Airline Hostesses" contest, which drew 13 beauties from as far away as India. Winner: Jill Spavin, 25, an American Airlines stewardess who spent two weeks before the contest lounging around Punta del Este in a bikini, destroying the judges' recollection that last year's winner, Patty Poulsen, had also flown American. Jill currently works the New York-Los Angeles run, but no one dares guess how long...
Married. Michael P. Goldwater, 27, Barry's boy, a California real estate salesman; and Constance Joan Stockert, 26, former stewardess; in Ross, Calif...
...next seat and tucked his head between his knees when he saw sparks from the Convair's nose. "I thought we were coming in for a normal landing," said Robert Cooley, who awoke 200 ft. from the debris. "I sure hate to land in Cincinnati," remarked Stewardess Eleanor Kurtock, a survivor, seconds before the airliner took its final plunge-7,050 ft. short of the airport's North-South Runway...
Cupcakes in Hot Pink. For all their financial pinch, the carriers are still revving up frills and frippery to woo customers. Pacific Airlines not long ago put its stewardesses in "hot pink" uniforms and advertised them delectably as "cupcakes." Staid Northwest Airlines added a mink collar to its stewardess attire last month-and lifted hemlines just above the knee. To whip up interest in its South American routes, Braniff has just introduced such gourmet dishes as Cebiche Peruano de Pescado (raw fish steeped in lemon juice) and Arroz con Pato Chifa (marinated duckling in soy sauce with date, rice...