Word: brotherly
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...second Louisiana Hayride hit the road last week. Earl Long picked up Brother Huey's bullwhip and laid it manfully across the backs of his submissive legislators. In the driver's seat with him was the Kingfish's 29-year-old son, Russell. Governor Earl and nephew Russell were fixing to make hay just like Huey used to make...
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek decided on Dr. Wong when his first two choices refused. Stocky Chang Chun, the Gimo's sworn brother and old comrade in arms, had been Premier during the military and economic disasters of the past year. Complaining of chronic bronchitis, chronic fatigue and chronic criticism, Chang said he had had enough. When the Gimo appealed to him in the name of their old friendship, asked him to continue as Premier, Chang answered: "Friendship is friendship, and business is business. This is business-and I can't bear it any longer." The following...
Crown Prince Akihito, 14, is unsmirched by the war: to Japanese, he would be a spotless symbol. The prevalent view last week was that Hirohito would abdicate in his son's favor, with Hirohito's brother, Prince Takamatsu, assuming a regency until Akihito comes of age. Many Japanese who most urgently want to preserve the imperial institution are most in favor of Hirohito's stepping down...
...returned to the U.S., lived the life of a well-publicized fugitive, skipping from town to town. He wrote an autobiography, Proletarian Journey. In 1938, he was arrested at a brother's home in Lawrence, and sent back to prison in North Carolina. After four years, he was paroled...
Peace to all such! but were there One whose fires True Genius kindles,and fair Fame inspires; Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease: Should such a man, too fond to,rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault...