Word: bloom
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...midst of their country's roaring oil boom, thoughtful Venezuelans sometimes wonder what might happen to their economy if some adverse development-widespread utilization of atomic energy, perhaps, or big new oil finds in other countries-rubbed the bloom off the boom. Industrial growth based on abundant iron ore and the huge hydroelectric potential of the Caroni promises to put a second powerful prop under the economy, and make Venezuela's future more secure...
Romeo and Juliet also had its points but was not very successful as a whole. Claire Bloom's Juliet was beguilingly youthful to look at; she had her moments of poetry, of awakening ardor and awakened passion. But she mixed talent with tediousness, was too mannered, too slow-paced, seemed half a Juliet really in love with Romeo, half an actress merely in love with her role. In that tender trap of a part-Romeo-Actor Neville was sometimes graceful, but, as with his Richard, never simple enough, and, like too many other Romeos, never real...
...Oedipus and to some degree Ralph Richardson's Falstaff, it provided some of the supreme theater memories of its time. During its present stay, the Old Vic must attempt new victories; for Broadway, it is a cast of unknown names, except for cinema's Claire Bloom...
Duff's is a lonely fight, especially since he is getting little help from members of the regular organization. (One notable exception: State Chairman George Bloom, a Grundy follower, who is doing his best.) Only last week was Duff able to wangle enough money from the organization controlled state committee for his first 15-minute statewide television appearance. But just as important as his trouble with the machine is the fact that Jim Duff got off to a Labor Day campaign start against a popular, appealing Democrat who has been working hard and effectively since Lincoln's Birthday...
...remains high in Pennsylvania. After Ike's blue-ribbon endorsement (the warmest of the campaign to date), things looked somewhat brighter for Jim Duff, who has never yet lost an election. Republican headquarters in Harrisburg and Pittsburgh reported a surge of financial contributions and volunteer workers. State Chairman Bloom heaved an audible sigh of relief about the improved state prospects. But some of the Grundy boys were still following after their oldtime leader (1904-21), Boies Penrose, who believed firmly in the precept that when it came "to deciding between losing an election and losing control of the party...