Word: borings
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...state's political pantheon unmatched since the demise of Robert Taft. Lausche also be came crusty, overbearing and - more heinous yet to the Democratic stalwarts who had so long voted him into office -often treated his party like the bastard at the wedding. Last week his inde pendence bore him bitter fruit: Ohio's Democratic voters kicked...
...lord, Nicolson moved with ease through the rooms at the top, recording with candor and wit the intrigues and personalities of Europe's destiny shapers. He was devoted to Churchill, disdainful of De Gaulle, yet found nearly everyone fascinating. "Only one person in a thousand is a bore," he once told his son, "and he is interesting because he is one person in a thousand...
Walter's older brother Edward (a former Cambridge mayor) was the toastmaster. The "galaxy of stars at the head table" (and lesser lights in the audience), whom he introduced bore the family names that count in Cambridge politics--O'Neill, Crane, Danehy, Lynch, and Good, to name a few. Some had gone to St. Paul's School with Walter; others were his near or distant relatives; all were his political allies, at least for the moment...
...happens before the evening runs out looks simple, but isn't. Director Vic Koivumaki, rather than trying to tackle some strikingly original conception of this rather sober comedy, relies on a fairly traditional presentation. With lousy actors and an unsure director, such a conception would wind up an uninteresting bore. But in the hands of Koivumaki and his cast, the whole thing takes on a gentle charm that is contagious...
...Army of the Republic of Viet Nam) to shape up its structure, stiffen its spine and improve its performance. In their extremely violent Jet offensive, the Communists unwittingly showed that Abrams has had some success: to the surprise of many Americans and the consternation of the Communists, ARVN bore the brunt of the early fighting with bravery and elan, performing better than almost anyone would have expected...