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...almost laughable. Yet despite the natural problems of pitch, the chorus and soloists did master the music, no mean feat. A performance keyed to the drama of the story could enliven the work, but its little-varied tension is really a pretentious archaism relying more on a cliched aura of biblical language than on the content of the words themselves...
Natex Chairman Lawrence Huntington Taylor, 48, a veteran Wall Street broker, believes that many of the nation's more than 50,000 unlisted stock companies will flock to the Natex in hopes of getting the publicity, ease of trading, and aura of stability afforded by listing. But on opening day the new exchange listed only eight issues, most of which carried in their corporate titles such alluring words as "automated," "missiles" or "electronics"-and six of which are selling below their original offering prices...
...Glenn Aura...
Public enthusiasm for the space shot [Mar. 2] proves you don't have to be a Kennedy to enjoy a Glenn Aura...
...hope these people stay in the minority, they have an aura of Redness about them...