Word: billington
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...library went along with the deception, said Brown, because it got a 15% cut of the awards from the Pentagon. That amounted to $12.6 million in income for the library last year on $84 million in DOD contracts. Librarian of Congress James Billington, who ordered an internal investigation of the suspect contracts, directed that they be either canceled or transferred to the Pentagon...
...Librarian of Congress, James Billington, a historian of Russian culture who speaks the language, probed for a glimpse of the underlying vision that Gorbachev might hold. How would the Soviet government, he asked, officially commemorate the millennium of Christianity in Russia next year? Gorbachev deftly avoided the question by indicating that his nation's ecclesiastical authorities were making the preparations. How "Russian" was the man? wondered Billington; then he queried him about Soviet writers. Gorbachev's reading was current, and included the so-called village writers, who have deplored the loss of rural values in Russia...
Congressman Dick Cheney asked what Gorbachev wanted his country to be in 20 years. He hoped, Gorbachev replied, to see a society more dynamic, more open and more democratic. Billington made a mental note that the translation was more appealing than the original Russian...
...mentioned above are in fact available at shops throughout Harvard Square. At the Coop you can find the "Once Upon a Potty Doll" for $11.95, the Porcupine Pen Holder, the lingerie items--at various prices--and the singing reindeer. The lotion dispensers and the feline nailbrushes are available at Billington and Stover's Drug Store on Brattle Street, and you can find the Turkey Cat Snacks, the Dinosaur Egg Soap, and the Tarot Cards at Urban Outfitters...
BLOODY AND ABUSED, SIR PETER SOLDIERS ON. Surveying his domain from his aerie in the National, Hall finds as many defenders as snipers. Gielgud praises his "tremendous enthusiasm and energy." Playwright David Hare (Plenty) values Sir Peter's "help, experience and support." Michael Billington, drama critic of the Guardian, argues that "overall, Hall should get very high marks." Actress-Director Maria Aitken finds Sir Peter "very clever, very sexy, very stimulating...