Word: anguishingly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...only in Korea and Turkey were students in revolt: last week some of the girls at Columbia University's Barnard College arose in anguish against a memo, issued by Barnard's able President Millicent McIntosh, requesting the students to wear skirts in classes and on the campus. The shorts contingent, a leggy minority, promptly got up an angry petition, attended a student assembly in abbreviated attire. But if they planned on pushing their long-stemmed rebellion much farther, they could count on a formidable adversary in Millicent McIntosh, 61, mother of five grown children, a niece of fiery...
...absenteeism (he is an inveterate traveler, has made 15 trips to Venice), and by a demagogic device known as "the Powell Amendment" - a desegre gation rider that he tries to tack, at every, opportunity, onto school, housing or labor bills. It instantly arouses Southern oppo sition and Northern anguish, has killed at least one worthy bill and made Powell the most unpopular man in Congress. With the retirement of North Carolina's Graham Barden at the end of the present session, Powell, thanks to the sacredness of seniority, has a legitimate claim on the chairmanship of the House Committee...
Toys in the Attic. Playwright Lillian Hellman's taut, powerful drama about a weak ne'er-do-well's sudden wealth and the anguish this brings to the women who depend on his dependence on them. Jason Robards Jr. heads a fine cast...
Toys in the Attic. Playwright Lillian Hellman's taut, powerful drama about a weak ne'er-do-well's sudden acquisition of wealth and the anguish this brings to his wife and sisters. Jason Robards Jr. heads a fine cast...
...after the dinner, Butler's words were thickly spread over the nation's press, attributed to an anonymous "high Democratic source." The source was soon revealed and moans of anguish and anger rose from Democratic leaders. Hubert Humphrey demanded that Butler quit his job. "Unfortunate," grumbled Sam Rayburn. "Very unfortunate," echoed Harry Truman. But the prospect was that Paul Butler would remain at his post until after the Democratic Convention in July. Then he will leave, unmourned by Democrats...