Word: allison
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...international expositions go, HemisFair is a minifair, only slightly larger than Seattle's Century 21 but only one-tenth the size of Montreal's Expo '67, the alltime giant. As a result, the exposition is "manageable in human terms," says HemisFair's chief designer, Allison Peery, meaning that all the exhibits are within easy walking distance. On the elevated "people expressway," no point is more than a ten-minute walk from any other, and for variety there are flower-bedecked barges plying the canals, a minimonorail, and that familiar world's fair fixture, the Swiss...
...automobile accidents. This has been termed the "dyscontrol syndrome." It may be that the popular conviction that automobile accidents are the fault of drivers arises from the perception of aggressive behavior on the part of others (and one's self) in situations where it is clearly intended. Dr. Thomas Allison has suggested that men are more likely than women to drive in this manner and, further, that "Often an habitual traffic violator is impulsive when under stress, and is irresponsible in all his living experiences...
...CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL (CBS, 4:30-5:30 p.m.). Kukla and Ollie backed up by Burr Tillstrom and Fran Allison host Funny Stories, a sort of Russian Our Gang comedy about the adventures of two lively young boys...
THANKSGIVING DAY PARADES (CBS, 10 a.m. to noon). Arthur Godfrey (in Toronto), Bess Myerson and Mike Douglas (New York), Jack Linkletter and Marilyn Van Derbur (Philadelphia) and Fran Allison (Detroit) give curbside comment on a medley of parades...
...teams were taking warmups, and one looked for hints. But one wasn't sure what to make of the Twins. In their road uniforms they seemed grim. Kaat, the starting pitcher, was monolithic, utilitarian and unimaginative. He made only the briefest attempt at a windup as he loosened up. Allison was big and stupid (his stupidity proved crucial), and Killebrew--the Killer--infused his pudginess with evil...