Word: classed
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...speak with frivolous disrespect of a novel by a well-known colleague which, in their reviews, they had discussed at length and seriously." The gossip. Spender hazards, grows out of "a long tradition of discreet indiscretion, which is perhaps the virtue, or polite corruption, passed on by an upper class long used to revealing, and covering over, the misdemeanors of royal persons...
...first to place a human in orbit: the U.S.'s Project Mercury, recovering from an embarrassingly slow start, is not far behind, but it will be at least nine months before a U.S. astronaut will enter orbit. "We have," mused one U.S. space expert, "a second-class nag in a first-class horse race." The Soviet achievement should give Russia an exploitable propaganda advantage. But what else, in terms of the basic science that may well decide man's future, will it mean? And what lies beyond mere orbiting in man's adventure into space...
...pleased, was now a name in architecture, but he longed to be an architect himself. In 1940 he went back to Harvard, whose Graduate School of Design boasted not only Gropius but also Marcel Breuer. Finally, after a stint in the Army as private first class No. 31-303-426 and three more years as "a self-employed designer," Johnson got his New York State license to practice. At 42, his career began in earnest...
...earlier, equally prodigious career in the operettas of the '20s. Son of Variety House Manager William Hammerstein and grandson of Oscar Hammerstein I, the Johnny Appleseed of grand opera who roamed the world founding new Covent Gardens, Manhattan-born Oscar II contributed to varsity shows at Columbia University (class of '17), was barely in his 30s when he had written the lyrics of Rose Marie, The Desert Song, New Moon and Show Boat. Introducing himself to Broadway immortality with such songs as Indian Love Call, he secured his position forever with Stouthearted Men and Ol' Man River...
...than regular flights, since an entire plane is chartered for a flat rate (e.g., $22,000 for a DC-7C seating 79) to a group that collects the money from its members, handles the tickets and seating. For the economy-minded traveler, charter flights offer the equivalent of first-class service (meals include hors d'oeuvres, filet mignon, hard liquor, wine and champagne) at less than half the price, and a chance to travel with -or meet-friends. With more and more regular passengers taking jets, airlines are able to use their prop planes on the charter runs...