Word: york
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...India for a gander at its industrial progress, New York's ex-Governor Averell Harriman found New Delhi newsmen singularly intrigued by his now dormant role in U.S. politics. Did he have any chances of securing the presidency? "No chances at all," said Honest Ave. But, demanded another, did the Governor have White House ambitions? Answered Harriman, somewhat more briskly: "Neither-no chances or ambitions...
...combined with his two sons to form a powerful polo team. Nordy began learning the rudiments of court tennis at the Aiken Tennis Club in South Carolina, where the family has a winter home, took it up seriously after he graduated from Yale ('50) and moved to New York. For his teacher, he had the very best: tiny (5 ft. 6 in.) Pierre Etchebaster, now 65, a bouncy Basque who held the world open title from 1928 to 1954, is still probably the world's best...
...news of the current indoor track season has been height rather than speed. At the Inquirer meet in Philadelphia, muscular Don Bragg, 23-year-old Army private, vaulted 15 ft. 9½ in. to break the 16-year-old world indoor record. At the New York Athletic Club meet in Madison Square Garden, Boston University's High Jumper John Thomas, 17, deprived of a world indoor mark when his 7 ft. jump was not measured correctly a fortnight ago, did it all over again to make his mark official...
...Tell the old man you're sick of staying at home. Get out on the town. Enjoy music, live music!" So bubbled Jackie Gleason, the Brooklyn boulevardier, on TV and radio last week, seconded by Jimmy Durante and Judy Holliday. In English, Spanish, Yiddish and Italian, 19 New-York newspapers were sprinkled with a dozen other catchy ads. Sample: a migraine victim with arrows piercing his skull and the caption. "Cure for short temper, nagging headache, shattered nerves, daily depression-Get Live Music...
...campaign against canned music is being mounted by New York City's big (30,000 members ) Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians. Calling itself "the first victim of automation,'' the federation (total membership: 260,000) says that only 75,000 members now make a living from music (average: $3,500 yearly). The union also reports a serious shortage of young string players, is handing out a minimum of 50 scholarships a year for instrumental students. Local 802 is particularly concerned with New York City's still relatively lusty night life, is spending...