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Contralto Marian Anderson left New York's La Guardia Airport bound for her first concert tour of Japan and a stint of troop entertaining in Korea...
Reston is a "newcomer" who caught the boss's eye early. Born in Clydebank, Scotland, Reston came to the U.S. to live at the age of ten. He graduated from the University of Illinois, did a short stint as a pressagent for the Cincinnati Reds, then worked as a sportswriter and later as a London correspondent...
...flight of the droopy-nosed X3, but not much may be told about it. During its first attempt, it did not fly faster than a modern jet bomber, and at this speed, far below its design speed, its penguin wings probably gave it little margin of stability. After a stint of unstable flopping and wobbling, the engines began to act up. The phantom crew in the trailer sensed the danger instantly...
Britain's Lady of Letters Dr. Edith Sitwell, 65, returned to London from a three-month stint of scriptwriting in Hollywood. Her reaction: "Hollywood is quite delightful. So quaint. So quiet and unspoiled. The people are so modest and friendly. The people I had to deal with were so very cultured...
Home again in 1923, Ezra made straight for Flora Amussen's doorstep, and proposed. But the Mormon Church stepped in again. This time it was her turn to do a missionary stint in Hawaii. Benson enrolled in Brigham Young University, where he matched Flora's reputation by being voted most popular man in his class, and graduated with honors. One professor recalls: "He was the smartest agriculture student I've ever had." Finally married in 1926, Flora and Ezra set off in a model T pickup truck for Iowa State College, where he had won a scholarship...