Word: charm
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...lure of markets (and profits) made available by the Thruway. There are old, elm-shaded Victorian homes hard by one and two story frame houses of no particular distinction; in the commercial district the new Citizens' Bank, done in businesslike red-brick modern, contrasts with the clapboard charm of Timm's Hardware. Attica has a variety of fraternal, youth and religious organizations, in addition to seven churches, all well attended on Sundays. The only movie theater, though, closed its doors a few years ago for lack of business. In normal times the most popular pastime is cheering on the Attica...
...could exude an earthy, appealing charm. On a Scandinavian tour, after what journalists suspected was a spat between Khrushchev and his wife Nina, the Soviet Premier asked the mayor of a Danish village if he performed marriage ceremonies. "Yes," said the mayor. "Well," said Khrushchev, "how does the ceremony go?" "You mean," said His Honor, "that you want me to read it now?" "Yes," said Khrushchev, and then, taking his wife's hand, he exchanged vows with her. Touched, Nina forgot that she was cross, and when the mayor intoned, "Do you take this man . . ." she lowered her eyes...
...kind of golden-boy potential that novel and film heroes so often display. By and large over the years, he has fulfilled his promise handsomely. He is without doubt the U.S.'s finest native-born conductor. As a man of music, he has always radiated a special charm and authority in making the worlds of the classics and pop complement each other. As a composer, he is above all versatile; if his Kaddish Symphony (1963) was something less than a masterpiece, his West Side Story (1957) was that and more-a turning point in the history of musical comedy...
Then came the charm. "In our country," Premier Chou told his appreciative guests, "you would be considered high intellectuals, and you have a heavy responsibility." He also observed approvingly that "American youth is gradually raising its political consciousness." Chou forecast that "when you go back you will introduce new American friends to us. Also some black friends. Let them all come to China to have a look. Of course, we will also return the visits...
...past shimmered the memory of delicate high notes and feminine charm. Soprano Lily Rons, who once warbled Fs above high C, was back in the news. The famed opera singer of the '30s and '40s was honored by the French government with the badge of Commander of the National Order of Merit for her "services to France," including her patriotic work during World War II. One enduring memory: petite Pons singing La Marseillaise to tear-drenched thousands in Rockefeller Center the day Paris was liberated in August...