Word: stunt
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...gimmicky hyperbole, the stunt was effective proof that news which rates newspaper space includes plenty that never gets on the air. Mailed out to advertisers, clergymen, doctors, lawyers, barbers and beauticians with a letter from Publisher Richard Amberg, the colored copy of the Globe left readers to decide how well informed they could hope to be by relying on radio and television...
...unlocked cars). And as a matter of fact, "street crimes"-which include purse snatches-actually dropped in April. "Contrary to recent newspaper accounts, San Francisco is not experiencing a crime wave," reported a grand jury flatly, as it took official notice of the whipped-up wave-a circulation-grabbing stunt that is as old as journalism itself. As for San Francisco's papers, they barely took notice of the grand jury. Not at all embarrassed, they went merrily on, riding the crest of a wave that they had created from a single unfortunate incident in Panhandle park...
Sinatra's Hollywood detractors dismiss the charity tour as a stunt to camouflage his unappealing Rat Pack image. His last two films have been box office successes, but critically, they were far below Sinatra's standard. Then, too, he has sailed rough weather lately. Juliet Prowse left him, mournfully considering his receding hairline. Worse, President Kennedy shattered Frank when, on his recent visit to California, he opted for Bing Crosby's Palm Springs digs instead of the new "Presidential Wing" Sinatra had tacked onto his own Palm Springs home in great expectations...
Despite Yankee superiority here and on the bench, Detroit will win. The team is young, fast, and tough, with the best all around offense in the league, a fine defense, and three superb pitchers. The Tigers can be confident: after all, they are a baseball team, not a publicity stunt...
When Gus Scholle, president of Michigan's A.F.L.-C.I.O., regarded George Romney's fasting and prayer as a "phony (political) stunt," he not only disrobed his own character, but left one wondering what office Critic Scholle believes Jesus was seeking when he used the same "phony stunt...