Word: successful
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Success Story. In Miami, the Herald ran a classified ad: "Gold mine, get rich quick and retire early, 100% profit, very lucrative business. Reason for selling: business bankrupt...
...presidential hopefuls were to launch a plainly partisan attack, the President, says a White House aide, could "make them look cheap-simply cheap." And it is from that same vantage point of obviously working for the good of the U.S., not of Dwight Eisenhower, that he has fought -with success, so far-for a balanced budget...
...position as publisher? Well, he had worked on general assignment for a year, been responsible for the Trib's European edition for six years. Had not the paper lost $800,000 last year? Reid admitted it was "in the red." Asked Fulbright sarcastically: "In view of this outstanding success, why did Mr. Whitney determine to let you out of the paper?" Reid said he himself had made the decision, so as to give Whitney complete freedom of action. Sneered Fulbright: "I don't see how that proves your efficiency as a director of the paper when as part...
...showfolk, the shape of success may be a name in lights, a signature on a contract, a kind review. In the case of a witty Italian golf pro named Guido Panzini, it was a phone call from the U.S. Immigration Service. "We've been watching the Jack Paar Show," an immigration official told NBC. "Where can we find this guy Panzini? We've got no record of his port of entry...
...such a success that they moved it to another bar, were soon arguing with some Italian waiters that if Guido and other seamen jumped into the lifeboats first, they were not cowards, because it was their duty to protect those expensive little boats with the motors in them. Later, their lines more polished. Pat and pals turned Guido into a golf pro. introduced him to Singer Dick Haymes, who suggested that he had once played Guide's home course in Salerno. (There is no golf course in Salerno though Pat plays high-grade three-handicap golf.) At a party...