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It was Pamela Harris' charming portrayal of Miss Z which gave the production its lively quality. Her superb ear for dialect and speech rhythm, the expert manner in which she used her full vocal range, and the lovely lilt of her voice as she ended her statements with "mightn't...

Author: By Stephanie Brill, | Title: GBS' 'Village Wooing' Well Done | 7/23/1963 | See Source »

As the dismal facts and alibis tumbled out in the Commons, the adulation and affection the Tories had once bestowed on "Macwonder" turned almost visibly to a kind of stupefied pity. At the end of his defense, Macmillan pleaded: "I am entitled to the sympathetic understanding and confidence of the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Great Britain: The Lost Leader | 6/28/1963 | See Source »

Fritz G. A. Eager then read the Class Poem, an original work of eloquence and insight. He in turn was followed by the Ivy Orator, Thomas J. Babe, Jr. Babe, to the delight of his audience, discussed at length the place of the "Wonk" at Harvard. Citing a wide range...

Author: By W. MAX Byrd, | Title: Speeches, Orations Poem, Ames Award Mark '63 Class Day | 6/13/1963 | See Source »

The Democrats like Kuchel because he is open and honest with them, utterly devoid of partisan ferocity. "There's nothing mean about him," says a high-ranking Democratic Senator. "If he can help you, he will." Says Kuchel of himself: "I try to deal with my colleagues fairly. I...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Like a Lone Tree | 6/7/1963 | See Source »

* affection of mother for youngster

Author: By Richard L. Levine, | Title: Gluecks Pioneer in Delinquency Study | 5/20/1963 | See Source »

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