Word: catered
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...vast assemblage of U.S. lawyers and British guests in ceremonies at Washington's Sheraton-Park Hotel. But his message was deadly serious. "Are we seeking peace with justice, are we seeking a world rule of law, or are we seeking to find ways in which we can cater to our own views and ideas in the legal field?" he asked. "We must put our minds on the rule of reason, not upon every kind of petty or important obstacle that can be imagined, not every kind of difficulty that might be in the way of a perfect administration...
...city editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, set himself up in mid-19th century as the cracker-box philosopher Artemus Ward, announced that the D.C. after Washington stood for "Desprit Cusses," and advised President Lincoln to fill his Cabinet with show-business types since they would know how to cater to the public. Mark Twain was often deserted by his light touch when he contemplated politics, though he contributed a pair of memorable definitions: a Senator is someone who "makes laws in Washington when not doing time"; and "public office is private graft...
...Heroes. The Theatre Guild's President Lawrence Langner thinks that scripts cater to parochial Broadway tastes, insists that the rest of the nation is not so fond of rape, reefers and sodomy. His views won front-page attention in a recent issue of Variety under the banner: FOLKS DON'T DIG THAT FREUD. And Broadway Critic John Chapman has been offering a similar warning: the theater is in atrophy, he suggests, because it has lost faith in the spirit...
...cool, modern "chamber jazz" groups, McCoy feels they are doomed, because "people want nostalgia today. I cater to the 40-year-olds who have expense accounts and memories, not to kids who buy Cokes and hot dogs...
According to Taste. Cleveland's two remaining papers cater to both the cautious and flamboyant tastes of the city. The perky Press and News, under Editor Louis Seltzer, leans heavily on exposeés (example: policemen eating their meals in local brothels) and promotions (example: annual parties for Clevelanders celebrating golden wedding anniversaries), occasionally irritates Scripps-Howard brass by passing up the chain's canned editorials and features. Against the Press and News, the Plain Dealer is solid and conservative, gives complete and accurate, but low-key, coverage to the news...