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...back in 1935 Flynn senior cast some lead upon the waters, a super-colossal sinker called Captain Blood, and he would certainly cheer to hear that it had come home, covered all over with green stuff, to a lad of 23 who seems willing and able to follow in his father's bootsteps...
...representatives of an organization forthrightly dedicated to whoopee in a good cause, the Shriners are pranksters by profession, obligation and tradition. Launched over a Manhattan lunch table in 1870 by 13 Masons determined to have more cheer than that earnest, philanthropic brotherhood provided for, the Order of the Shrine is no frivolous minor offshoot but the second highest level of all Masonry. Only 32nd-degree Masons or Knights Templar are eligible -though admittedly their degree can be attained, if a man puts his mind to study, in a matter of months. The Shriners' caste mark, worn proudly if sometimes...
...businessmen don't care much for inflation at home, but they have some reason to cheer when they see it in the other fellow's yard. The reason: it is good for U.S. exports. Right now Europe is plagued by inflation; Robert Marjolin, the Common Market's vice president, last week warned the six member nations that "severe measures" will have to be taken to halt it. Caught in a wage-price spiral that this year alone has boosted wages 19% in The Netherlands, European manufacturers are no longer able to cover increasing expenses out of their...
...including Hay Day, the talking nude. In Judgment Day, she depicts a standing angel trumpeting the word "Repent." Fastened to the canvas is a curved sports-car horn, and by squeezing the large rubber bulb that honks it, a gallerygoer can bellow an unrepentent riposte full of good Bronx cheer. Independence Day puts a tiny Statue of Liberty atop a large black pyramid. When the switch is turned on, Miss Liberty's torch blinks redly, and an ingeniously spliced tape combines the distorted voice of Mae West with electronic sounds that convey a mounting hysteria of urban cacophony...
...fact. But what is much more worrisome is what he was thinking last night while he was mouthing such nothings. Not one specific issue or controversy was mentioned in the Senator's speech. It was obvious, however, that his supporters were thinking of specifics when they gave the largest cheer of the evening to Goldwater's pronouncement that "extremism in the pursuit of freedom is not necessarily a vice...