Word: turned
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...case. Governor Furcolo had been roundly defeated by his own party on an attempt to initiate a state sales tax, and certain scandals in his administration were revealed. A floor fight for the Democratic Attorney General nomination had raised the issue of bossism and threatened to turn the Convention into a free-for-all. The Republicans were convinced that they had the issues and the candidate--George Fingold, the only man to survive the 1956 Democratic sweep...
Both Suzie and Flower Drum hired the same speech expert, Professor Simon Mitchneck of Columbia, to turn Oriental inflections into speech that is understandable to American audiences. He is currently working with Japan's Miyoshi Umeki and the rest of the cast of Flower Drum, shaving vowels, changing consonants, even breaking Comedian Storch of his New Yorkese. Just about the only time Agent Rivers got off the Oriental beat this season was when Producers Feuer and Martin insisted that they would cast their new musical Whoop-Up only with full-blooded Indians. "I scoured the area," says Rivers...
...niece (Peggy Wood and Imogene Coca), who, for the 25 years since F.D.R. went to the White House, have been hiding in a decaying family hotel under assumed names, indulging in weird hobbies, and barricading themselves against possible intruders. When at last someone manages to intrude, the girls turn out to be much less Republicans than know-nothings; they swear by the Literary Digest, are amazed that the banks have reopened and that there is a different Man in the White House. And they are soon as dissatisfied with modern-day Republicans as with New Dealers, though delighted-being broke...
...same time railroads that had been making money did even better. Northern Pacific reported that the September gross of $18,285,000 was the second best month in its history. But the business pattern was varied. Some companies were on the upswing while others were still looking for the turn...
...housing industry last week demonstrated how better homes can be built for less money. In Knoxville, Tenn., the National Association of Home Builders opened a three-bedroom, 1,051 sq. ft. model aimed at showing builders how new materials and new uses for old materials can turn the trick. Price: $13,500, achieved mainly by preassembled hardboard components. Top features...