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More sophisticated Mexicans took the comet in stride. At Tacubaya Observatory, Astronomer Guillermo Haro patiently explained over & over that there was nothing to fear, that the comet would soon disappear. Some tradesmen saw a chance to make money. A haberdasher advertised: "Comet Sale-Everything Goes Fast!" Gloria Duval, chic hairdresser at the Hotel Reforma, introduced a Comet Hairdo, an upswept...
...refugees who share a shabby Manhattan brownstone. An archduchess turned dressmaker, a Habsburg turned salesman, a jurist peddling candy, a ballet dancer spewing venom, a famous playwright and actress (Oscar Homolka & Lili Darvas) on their uppers-they are bitter and sweet, grumbling and gallant, some taking misfortune in their stride, some wearing Budapest on their sleeve. In time most of them find their mate or their metier; while those whom the immigration authorities threaten with tragedy are saved by a phone call to Bernard Baruch...
...fill out the empty track with bygone horses. How would Citation look against Equipoise, Count Fleet, Exterminator? How far off the pace, or how far in front would Man o' War be at the half? (Old Big Red had been eye-catching, with his giant 24-foot stride...
Citation, whose stride is around 21 ft, was running with his usual superb rhythm and his air of immense power cautiously controlled. Then in the stretch the phantoms faded and there was only Citation striding forcefully down the center of the track. His time was 1:59 1/5 for the 1 3/16 miles, with nobody pressing...
...tractors are lifted from one steel platform to another-so workers can walk around the tractor and do several assembly jobs-instead of being pulled along a continuous assembly line. Ferguson expects to turn out 100 tractors a day within two months, 500 when his production line hits its stride. List price: $1,470, more than $200 higher than Ford tractors...