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...able to bless his congregation, in a sermon on a text from Corinthians, "we are of all men most miserable." It is a triumph of faith, in a godless time, from the unlikeliest of believers...

Author: By James Gleick, | Title: A Keyboard Confessional | 3/6/1975 | See Source »

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. in God Bless You. Mr Rosewater has his hero tell a convention of science fiction writers...

Author: By Jefferson M. Flanders, | Title: Facing A New Audience | 2/11/1975 | See Source »

Heir to comfortable if not princely means, Winthrop's one abiding passion was his treasures. His wedded life less than joyous, and estranged from his two daughters by his refusal to bless their marriages. Winthrop loved best the private contemplation of his paintings and carvings. But he also felt a strong obligation to posterity. In his reply to a request from the Smithsonian Institution that he leave his collection to the nation. Winthrop said, "I am not so much interested in the general public as I am in the Younger Generation whom I want to reach in their impressionable years...

Author: By Susan Cooke, | Title: Mysterious Jades Expressly From the Orient | 2/7/1975 | See Source »

...George Harrison, invited for lunch by the Fords' son Jack, 22, says of the new atmosphere: "I feel good vibes about this White House." As he and Billy Preston toured the place, Billy sat down at the eagle-pedestaled piano in the East Room and struck up God Bless America, while Harrison hummed along...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE WHITE HOUSE: Betty and Jerry Are at Home | 12/30/1974 | See Source »

...bless him with an awful lot above the eyes," he said. "I'm afraid Gerry is a jerk...

Author: By Michael Messerschmidt, | Title: Union Leader Publisher Says Party System Lacks Division | 11/20/1974 | See Source »

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