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...Europe, Air Polonia is flying within Poland and to London's Stansted Airport. To the south, Wizz Air, a Hungarian carrier, starts service in Eastern Europe in May, with an average one-way fare of $60. Even farther south, Qantas, Australia's biggest airline, begins service linking more than a dozen cities on Jetstar, going head to head with Virgin Blue. In the U.S., veteran no-frills flyer Southwest Airlines will take on U.S. Airways in Philadelphia. Southwest will offer $198 round-trip fares to cities like Phoenix, Ariz., and Las Vegas; USAir vows to make it a nasty fight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Briefing: Apr 19, 2004 | 4/19/2004 | See Source »

...with regret the retirement of its faithful press. Press, born in 1907, has served the CRIMSON for the last decade, daily printing its pages. No gold watch was presented upon retirement. Press will leave soon and take up lighter work elsewhere. To replace him, the board has hired a wizz-press from the Cape Codder, where he has worked for the last ten years. His inauguration issue appears today...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ex-Press | 11/3/1966 | See Source »

...this case it does not fit. Natives of Wisbech say "Wizz-Beach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Oct. 28, 1946 | 10/28/1946 | See Source »

...play ensemble work and how to play quietly. While the former's "Persian Rug" is quite restrained, it still has some bursts of that inimitable Teagarden trombone. Bobby Hackett's "Sunrise Sercuade" is a beautifully restrained affair that fits down to the last note--highly recommended . . . "Wizzin' The Wizz" and "Denison Swing," supposedly featuring the rather tiresome but flashy two fingered piano of Lionel Hampton, really shows the fine drumming of Cozy Cole and sax by Chu Berry . . . "Shangri-La" (Les Brown) has some unusual and beautiful changes, though it sounds somewhat like "Chant of the Weed...

Author: By Michael Levin, | Title: Swing | 5/12/1939 | See Source »

...same, is quite good . . . The Woody Herman of "Woodchopper's Ball" is a very good side of blues with trombone by Neil Reed. No adjectives needed. . . For some remarkable changes, even for Ellington, get "Something To Live For" (Brunswick) and listen to the introduction. . . Hampton's "Wizzin' the Wizz" is supposed to be even better two fingered piano. I still think that they record him slowly in order to get that "Ride of the Walkyrie" effect...

Author: By Michael Levin, | Title: Swing | 5/5/1939 | See Source »

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