Word: benedict
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Biello wrestled at St. Benedict's in New Jersey and at the Hill School in Pennsylvania before coming to Harvard. In 1970 he was the National Independent Schools Wrestling Champion at 115 lbs. His career record stands...
Gore Vidal can leave Benedict Arnold alone, but he can not restrain himself from trying to polish the tarnished reputation of his maternal ancestor Burr. He does not try to turn Burr into a hero, but he does attempt to make him into something less two dimensional than the flip side of a coin. For this day and age, Vidal's attempt constitutes a rehabilitation of Burr. No one tries to write Parson Weems-type historical fiction anymore: larger-than-life heroes like Washington are no longer very appealing. To turn a villian into a hero of today's world...
...BENEDICT ARNOLD'S classical treason and Aaron Burr's sinister plotting are as integral a part of American tradition as Nathan Hale's martyrdom or Benjamin Franklin's diplomacy. Arnold and Burr are the flip side of the historical coin, and to try to turn either into a hero seems a thankless task...
Mortgage men hold out a bit more hope for 1974 if the Federal Reserve loosens up on the money supply and loan demand diminishes. Joseph T. Benedict, president of the Worcester, Mass., First Federal Savings and Loan Association, predicts that mortgage rates could come down as low as 8% by midyear. Even if he is right, though, many would-be house buyers have to write off the rest of 1973 and mutter "Wait until next year." Meanwhile, they have to live somewhere, and that necessity provides the only bright spot in an otherwise dreary housing picture. The once sluggish rate...
...Paul Benedict becomes a bit too automatic in presenting Edgar's half of the thrust and parry, but knows how to get the most out of humor based on repetition "We'll say no more about this" he concludes several exchanges, and delivers the line at just the right time in each instance. Benedict plays a character whose motto is "eliminate, wipe out, carry on" in a manner suggesting a malicious version of Edmund Muskie...