Word: thereness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Sharply satirical one moment about political figures or popular songs, Flanders and Swann are gaily whimsical the next about animals (their specialty) or plants in love. Their tone is sophisticated; they never spell words out, and use many that are foreign. Their joking is educated, with here a lurking bit...
Dr. Bond stood with his foot poised against the outboard escape door, which would open when pressure inside and out was equalized. After 25 seconds, he felt it give, and yelled: "On the bottom!" Tuckfield closed the air inlet. They were now up to their necks in water, and breathing...
When the grand jury subpoenaed Kirsten Falke to testify, Producer Felsher urged her to lie. Felsher, who was fired by NBC only last week, told the Congressmen that he urged about 30 former contestants to lie to the grand jury, as he himself had done, naturally under oath (later Felsher...
Two Manhattan TV critics (the World-Telegram's Harriet Van Horne and the Journal-American's Jack O'Brian) headlined their views identically: THE BIG PARTY is A BIG BORE. Fresh out of quiz programs to sponsor, Revlon this year is betting on 15 biweekly CBS variety...
The council, representing some 171 Protestant, Anglican and Orthodox denominations, emphasized that it was making no official decision. (Said one official: "We are no Vatican; we issue no edicts.") But in Geneva, the council secretariat authorized publication of a study group's report that reached a dramatic, clear-cut...