Word: almost
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...hand to his mouth as if to bite his nails. Outgoing Premier Maurice Couve de Murville looked even more icy and dour than usual. The old Gaullist veterans remember all too well that in 1953, the last time De Gaulle huffily retired from French politics, the party fell apart almost immediately. This time they are determined that Gaullism will remain a strong, united force...
Many of them are slightly wary of Pompidou. Though he is a longtime party member, he lacks the Resistance credentials and almost mystical faith in the General's wisdom that mark true Gaullists. During the campaign, he made an open bid to gain a measure of independence from his party. In an effort to enlist the support of non-Gaullist parties, Pompidou promised to make what he called "openings" in domestic and foreign policy. The Gaullists fear that those openings might erode their power. Some of them are worried that Pompidou might bring too many outsiders into his Cabinet...
Prince Charles? His style, understandably, is less simply defined. He had had to grow up with the awesome knowledge that eventually he must don the crown. Almost from the moment of his birth, on Nov. 14, 1948, Charles has been trained for the succession. From the outset, Elizabeth and Philip were determined to give the heir as wide and worldly an education as possible within the limits of royal propriety. Beginning at eight, he was sent to school beyond the Buckingham Palace walls. His first stop was chic Hill House in Knightsbridge, where he had trouble with arithmetic. A year...
...much better informed." He hopes to act as a sort of international emissary without portfolio: "I like to think I could be an ambassador not only for Wales but also for the United Kingdom as a whole, and from one Commonwealth country to another." He would almost certainly agree with Philip's assertion that he "didn't want to finish up like a Brontosaurus, stuffed in a museum...
...Christopher Tree nearly always creates a mood of tranquillity and introspection, whether it be given in a bar or behind bars. From Kenny's Pub in Manhattan to California's San Quentin Prison. Tree has mesmerized audiences with the elemental tones he coaxes from his collection of almost 200 percussion and wind instruments. No two concerts are exactly the same. Tree shuns structure-and with it harmony and most other Western musical conventions-in favor of impulse. "Spontaneity is the essence of the creative act," he says. "Spontaneous music is much more vital than other music because...