Word: zinging
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Namath, CBS rang a cash register every time he passed the football. To spice up an interview with Karl Hess, Barry Goldwater's onetime speechwriter, First Tuesday flashed on stills of Robert Taft and Henry David Thoreau every time their names were mentioned. The NBC sound men played Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart during an interview with Philip Blaiberg and spun off Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture while a French count's hunting party slaughtered hundreds of pheasant...
...that no one had even got a hit. On into the ninth it went, with the Orioles leading 1-0 and nothing but goose eggs for the Tigers. By now Steve had seven walks and two hit batsmen. Three more walks loaded the bases with two outs. And then, zing! A wild pitch brought Steve off the mound in an agonized scramble as the tying run scored...
Thus, for all the economy's signs of zing, lifting the nation's genuine prosperity to a higher level will require some delicate footwork-both in and out of Washington...
FRANCE still offers Paris as its main (and very expensive) attraction. This year, to add some zing to the traditional cathedral and cháteau trips, there is an association called Relais de Campagne to plan gourmet tours of 76 superb country inns in the provinces. Up for rediscovery this season: Périgord, a dreamy river-filled region of south-central France long famed for its truffles, which offers splendid, inexpensive food, as well as a growing number of excellent hotels...
WALKING HAPPY has bounce, zing, and Wisdom-Norman that is. The musical adaptation of H. G. Brighouse's Hobson's Choice tells of a shoemaker reluctantly pulled up by the bootstraps and the determination of a self-appointed fiancee. While the music ho-hums along, Danny Daniels' dashing choreography keeps the show high-kicking...