Word: ben
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...this may be argued, however, Johnson himself has elements of greatness and is possibly the only truthful man in this Administration. Born at Roanoke, or it might have been Lynchburg, he rose rapidly when the town was besieged by Ben Butler and went to West Virginia, which did not then exist as a state. Having saved the Union, he then proceeded, as Assistant Secretary of War in 1939, to save it again. So that his selection as our second Secretary of Defense was hailed as enthusiastically as mournfully it would be farewelled...
ISRAEL (pop. 1,400,000): independent republic since May 1948. Head of state: President CHAIM WEIZMAN, 77. Prime Minister: Socialist DAVID BEN-GURION, 65. Universally hated by Arab, states. Army: 70,000 men, well-trained...
Manhattan's official greeter Grover Whalen turned in expense accounts for two recent civic receptions. The tab for General Douglas MacArthur's welcome came to $23,467; the one for Israel's Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion...
...Jacob Ben-Ami plays the hero of this expedition into misery. He is a playwright who is supposedly a genius, but who for a great many reasons never gets anywhere. The only important reason seems to be that Lenormand is determined to make him, along with everyone else in the play, an absolute failure. Mr. Ben-Ami's performance wrings the last ounce of emotion out of the part. His acting is too often convulsive--there is no shortage of arm waving and posturing. It is only fair to record, however, that Mr. Ben-Ami got a batch of bravos...
John Boyt has designed several suitably drab settings, almost all of which feature peeling wallpaper and cracked plaster. Mr. Ben-Ami does a fairly good job with the direction, but he should never have taken up with a play that chiefly inspires one to throw things...