Word: wildness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Gene Kelly Pontiac Special (CBS, 9:30-10:30 p.m.). Gene Kelly running and dancing wild to a background of a new poem by Carl Sandburg, a jazz jam session by Arranger Nelson Riddle, a ballet score by Peter Gunn Composer Henry Mancini...
Springfield pushed over three tallies in both the second and third innings off starter Cook, who was having trouble keeping his curve from hanging but deserved to be unscored on in each frame. In the second, Tom Johnson walked, moved along on a sacrifice and wild pitch, then beat Cook's pitch with a dramatic steal of home. A throwing error by third baseman Mo Balboni followed, opening the door for two more runs on a single and double...
Many of the reports issued by brokers present sober, useful information. But there are also many "blue-sky" writeups that promise great things and fast-buck operators who spread rumors. "The same wild rumor that moved a stock one-eighth a year ago seems to move it eight points today," says Paul Windels Jr., Manhattan district boss...
...great deal more to curb uninformed speculation by their own efforts, instead of wagging a finger at the public. When irresponsible rumors boom a stock, company officials often keep quiet rather than making the prompt denials that would cool it off. Many a stock has been run up on wild rumors when there is so little stock available that any buying or selling sends it rollercoasting. The exchange has the power to suspend trading when the floating supply of stock in an issue is less than 30,000 shares. By raising this requirement the exchange could maintain more orderly markets...
...denying its hallucinatory vividness. It is like seeing a film spliced together from five different movies and provided with a narration from a sixth, for Desmond has the confident conviction of the reality of his fantasies possessed only by the very mad. Through it all runs a wild vein of comedy mixed with bits of loony wisdom; e.g., "All birds that don't sing make me hungry: all birds that do make...