Word: alonge
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...characters move along in a sweeping dream. They meet and react; they pass through each other's lives but for consistency of purpose and character, they might as well be unamed. The texture of the book itself is often dream-like. There are no expanations for remarkable conincidences. Useless characters and irrelevant scenes are introduced, languish, and are forgotten. Time sequence and geography and character all blur into a fantastic, exciting, but extremely confusing montage. The Soviet literary critics rightly complained that there was a failure to distinguish between the March and October revolutions. No matter what the1
Stratford Junior High in Arlington will open its doors at 8:45 a.m. to four Negro pupils along with 1,076 white youngsters. At 9 a.m. six secondary schools in Norfolk, closed by state order since last September, will reopen and enroll 17 Negroes and nearly 10,000 white students...
...Death suddenly appears to claim him, Block proposes they play a game of chess to decide the fate of his soul. He is thus able to forestall his doom, so that he and the squire can wander through the ravaged countryside and closer to home as the game progresses. Along the way they encounter Medieval life in all its variety--from a young girl destined for the stake for witchcraft, to a family of simple traveling actors, significantly named Mary, Joseph, and their child, Michael (Hebrew for "like unto God"). They move among people who, except for the actors...
...next year if the line is held this year, and House Minority Leader Charlie Halleck has all but promised it; at a time when taxes are climbing at state and local levels, big-spending Democrats might be held responsible for knifing the cut. If the Democrats go along with the budget -and if it does balance as promised -the Republicans can claim the credit...
...Five. Historically speaking, the practical balance of powers among the five House rulers is explained by the fact that their jobs were once held by two men. For many years the Speaker was also chairman of the Rules Committee, and the chairman of Ways & Means (which handled appropriations along with tax bills). The majority leader was the other major figure -and he was generally the creature of the Speaker. This meant in effect that one man held all the reins of power...