Word: brightness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...extremists of both sides, therefore, have the military power in their hands, and, for now, any moderating influence in the crisis must come from them. Unless the extremists relent, or unless more reasonable forces can somehow wrest control from them, the bright promise of de Gaulle's peace plan will come to nothing. If France is to get Sahara oil, it must have a peaceful friendly Algeria; this is something it may never obtain...
...admission, 24-year-old Guy L. Stultz "didn't have the brains to be worried." There he was, in a Cessna 120, flying at 4,000 ft. in bright morning sunshine above a solid overcast, over the Helderberg Mountains of New York. Married, father of three small children, an appliance-installation man, Stultz wanted more than anything in the world to be a commercial pilot. Under the G.I. Bill, he began taking flying lessons. This day, with 67 solo hours, he was on a cross-country solo hop, from Mansfield to Albany, to Buffalo and back...
Iain Norman Macleod, 45, Minister of Labor. Neither wealthy nor of aristocratic background, affable, bright-eyed Iain Macleod is believed by Tory leaders to have a special knack for reflecting the opinions of the middle class, added considerably to his political luster by correctly insisting that last week's election should be fought on domestic economic issues. An instinctive political animal, Macleod has been ambitiously reading up on Colonial Office policies and problems, but Macmillan may well decide he is still needed in the Labor Ministry to cope with Britain's unions. Either way, his name...
...broad, tree lined avenue known to Italy's American colony as "the Beach." And for a decade past, the heart of the Beach has been the polyglot, block-long Caffé Doney. There in the soft Roman night, Italians and tourists alike sat till the wee hours beneath bright sidewalk umbrellas, sipping whisky, apéritifs or coffee, and watching the Via Veneto's endless parade of smartly dressed girls, pomaded gigolos and international celebrities, ranging from Brazilian Playboy "Baby" Pignatari to Hollywood's Clark Gable...
Quaker Ernest Tracy, second to the Crimson's great Dyke Benjamin in last year's meet, will be the man to beat today. Teammate Jon Jerbasi and a host of bright sophomore prospects should give Tracy strong support. Moreover, it is rumored that Penn has an experienced returning serviceman who may upset all predictions...