Word: brotherism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...been writing Fidel his misgivings over Communist infiltration in the Agrarian Reform Institute-and over illegal land seizures. Castro gradually shifted most of Matos' army friends out of Camagiiey, then cut off the major's ammunition and supplies. Last week, when Fidel's Red-lining brother Raul took over as Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, Matos quit in protest. "No one can talk to you on the Communism issue," he told Fidel in a final letter...
...lingering doubt as to why the late Philanthropist Vincent Astor cut his half brother, sometime Playboy John Jacob Astor, out of his will was cleared up by Vincent's widow, Brooke Russell Astor. Testifying in an examination preceding the trial in which J. J. will strive to get a slice of Vincent's estimated $120 million fortune, Brooke Astor told of Vincent's deep feeling for J. J.: "Nothing but contempt." Captain Astor, a Navy officer in both World Wars, regarded J. J., said Brooke Astor, daughter of a Marine Corps general, as "the most useless...
Although Yehudi, 43, is the more famous of the Menuhins, there is plenty of evidence that 38-year-old Hephzibah shares his gifts. An infant prodigy like Yehudi, she was discouraged by the family from following a concert career, but was allowed to play occasionally with her brother in teen-age recitals that astounded critics with their power and perception. When she was 18 she married Lindsay Nicholas, brother of Yehudi's wife Nola, and retired with him to a 24,000-acre sheep ranch in Australia. Hephzibah returned briefly to the U.S. and European concert circuit...
...last week Artist Mabe had paid off the last of his old farm debts, and packed his bags for Paris. "I've given my brother-in-law the tie business," he said happily. "I'm a painter now, a real painter...
Princeton's surprising sophomore, Mike Kingston, upset all predictions by winning the race and setting a new record of 24:45.7 for the five-mile course. But the closest Tiger finisher behind Kingston was his older brother, Pete, in seventh place, and the Princeton squad never threatened Yale...