Word: ardente
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Died. Jacques Thibaud, 72, famed French violin virtuoso; in an airline crash near Barcelonnette in the French Alps. Ardent Patriot Thibaud fought as an infantryman in World War I, and before and during World War II turned down all offers to play in Hitler's Germany. In 1947, still spry and healthy, he made his last U.S. appearance with the New York Philharmonic, devoted most of his last years to encouraging a new generation of young violinists and pianists...
Counterforces. To be sure, Gruenther added that "if ever there was a time for relaxation, this is not it." But Europeans are resigned to this kind of U.S. moralizing. Not even EDC's most ardent champions expect ratification before mid-1954. Three big counterforces...
...Administration, which hopes to make private investment abroad a big part of its "Trade, Not Aid" program, got some discouraging news last week from one of the program's most ardent supporters. In a 132-page report, the first installment of a three-part study, the Commerce Department's Office of International Trade tested the climate for U.S. venture capital in the world's major countries and came to a chilling conclusion: "Prospects for a greatly increased flow of U.S. private investment abroad are unfavorable in the next few years...
...president of Contrada's town council, Carmine, a dedicated Monarchist, set himself to bait the sulky showoff, Silvio, an ardent Demo-Christian, at every turn. When Silvio planted cherry trees on the borders of his property, Carmine made him cut them down because they overhung the village highway. When Silvio built himself a tomb in the local churchyard, Carmine complained that its steps were on public property. "Material wealth can never replace brains," he gloated when the steps were ordered removed...
...Long Island Sound for weekend sailing in Aileen, with races twice a week. Then, of course, there is the defense of his North American all-class title, which will be sailed off in a series of elimination races and finals in the next two months. But to an ardent yachtsman like Shields, the sailing season never ends. The compulsively competitive yachtsman dreams up new reasons for getting out in his boat, regardless of weather...