Word: trusts
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Misunderstanding the offer, Liberace thought he was being hired for a cooking program (he is a devoted amateur cook and often used to whip up a few cakes for his friends). But his piano and patter act was an instant TV hit. His first sponsor : the Citizens National Trust & Savings Bank of Los Angeles. Explains an admirer: "Banks are always nice to old ladies. So is Liberace...
...crude sort of stream of consciousness which is vague enough now and will not mean anything a few years hence. For example, an item, presumably about the Conservative League, starts: "Some plots have a way of thickening--even thick plots. . . a boy and a skunk, and I can't trust my roommate anymore." Doubtless, the editors who compiled the review had interesting thoughts, but it seems unfortunate that no one put them into prose...
...captured the admiration of the racing world's two indispensable castes, the expert horsemen and the two-buck bettors. Every time he goes, bettors by the thousands trust him to the extent of wagering $1 to win a measly 5¢. A South American millionaire recently produced figures to prove that he could have added more to the family fortunes last year by betting Native Dancer to show (a minimum of 5% profit) than by investing in securities or playing the stock market...
...Captain continues his search, he decides to present a panel show, "Brain's trust," to entertain the Army base. Made up of local oddities, the panel includes a love triangle composed of artist, wife, and rival. When the question of marriage is raised, these three breaks up the show, washing the soiled linen of their marriage in public, while Sim tries unsuccessfully to shift the discussion to bottle-flys and cows...
...believes he can be punished for doing so. But the question is whether he can at the same time take the position that to tell the truth about himself would incriminate him and that even so the President must appoint him to a position of honor and trust. We have no hesitation in answering that question...