Word: brilliants
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...That was a year and a half ago. Now Thackrey calls Boal "one of the best men we have," gives him a free hand and $250 a week (including expenses). But Sam Boal is glad to give Mrs. Hunkle her due. Says he: "When I used to write those brilliant pieces about politics, nobody would ever acknowledge that I had written anything. But when I write about that old bag we get a stack of mail...
...other three: Ted Schroeder, Frank Parker, Gardnar Mulloy. Just who would be in the singles or doubles was anybody's guess. Left off: San Francisco's brilliant but erratic Tom Brown, unpredictable Billy Talbert (see PEOPLE...
...essence of the Stoll technique is cooperation rather than attack. The committee avoids public crusades or reform waves, concentrates on first getting all the facts, then making helpful suggestions. Says Chairman Stoll's brilliant right-hand man, Lawyer Charles E. Keller: "We avoid all politics. However, we will criticize conditions, or a bad system-or public apathy, if it is to blame. . . . But we never criticize a public official except to his face...
Stravinsky: Petrouchka (London Philharmonic Orchestra, Ernest Ansermet conducting; Decca Record Co., Ltd., 10 sides). One of the first of English Decca's FFRR (Full Frequency Range Records) albums to be distributed in the U.S. Its reproduction is brilliant...
After two dozen secret nominating sessions, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) finally agreed on a man for the top job. Their choice: Dr. Julian Sorell Huxley, 59, lean, wiry and brilliant British biologist who ran UNESCO in its warm-up stages...