Word: charm
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...most recent polls. He has lined up more support among prominent Republicans and raised more money ($706,925 to Reagan's $396,462 as of Oct. 1). Nonetheless, Reagan, 64, is gaining ground, particularly among grass-roots Republicans who are attracted by his unswervingly conservative politics, personal charm and skill as an orator. Though few political experts give Reagan more than a long-shot chance to win the nomination, his gains are causing consternation among some White House aides. Said one: "Reagan's support is hard, and Ford's is soft. A good showing by Reagan could...
About to meet George Wallace for the first time, British Labor M.P. Bruce George was expecting an ogre. To his surprise, the Alabaman turned out to have "delightful charm." Wallace brushed off barbed questions, the M.P. noted, with an "impish grin and laughing eyes." The M.P.'s reaction was shared by many other Europeans. On his first trip to Europe, Wallace was determined to be ingratiating and play the statesman...
Undergraduates have been distinctly cool to 1-1-2. No one in the Quad Houses likes the system because it would do away with North, South and Currier Houses and presumably leave no House with a 1-1 sex ratio. The proposal doesn't charm CHUL representatives from the River Houses either; they fear wholesale change in the life in their Houses and in the undergraduate education Harvard offers...
Phantom of Liberty, 6 9:45, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, 7:50, tonight only; Luther, 7:30, 9:30, weekend...
...Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie and Phantom of Liberty. Bunuel growing progressively more commercial, more boring and more simplistic. Epater les bourgeois really pays off, he learned. If you're in the mood for Bunuel, see Simon of the Desert instead...