Word: andersen
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...spotty familiarity with a wide range of writing on language, is no asset. The meat of his hinted-at theory is a rediscovery of Charles Peirce's linguistic philosophy. Percy says Peirce has been completely overlooked by modern linguists. His ignorance of the literature hurts him here--Henning Andersen, for one, has used a Peircean model of language acquisition in his work in generative phonology--and it hurts him everywhere he tries to argue on the linguists own turf. Percy adopts the jargon of the professionals and scholars without the sense, and ultimately he can only argue from...
...Vietnamese stop us while taking notes and ask us to explain the U.S. Congress, when the evacuation is coming, and most poignantly, how they can get onto the passenger list." Following the path of some of those who managed to get out, Hong Kong Correspondent David Aikman flew to Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, which was rapidly becoming a sort of Ellis Island for the Vietnamese evacuees...
...brochures endlessly remind visitors. For thousands of Saigon evacuees, a curious mixture of delicate old Vietnamese ladies, Cholon Chinese, middle-aged American contractors and former Saigon bar girls, their days began last week at some extraordinary sites, among them: "Tin City," a neat compound of one-story barracks at Andersen Air Force Base, and Asan, a rusting, long-abandoned Seabee camp...
...situation at Andersen was difficult from the beginning, reports TIME Correspondent David Aikman. Base personnel were obviously unprepared for the arrival of such large numbers of refugees. But despite the confusion and complaints (mostly from Americans) about the two-hour mess lines and the quality of the food, the operation got off to a reasonably good start. The British Commonwealth Wives' Club and the Catholic Ladies Sodality pitched in to serve rice, act as interpreters and deliver messages. Other volunteers served as cooks and baby sitters, changing diapers and burping infants. One of the few offers the military refused...
...pitch of the slope chosen for the giant slalom. While they had been skiing well in Hampshire, the hard edging techniques that they acquired were not the fastest way down the flat OS course. Raines, Adler and sophomore Peter Anton finished a disappointing 29th, 31st, and 38th respectively. Peter Andersen of Dartmouth sporting a skin tight silvery blue downhill suit won the race with a technically superb...