Word: civic
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...benefits and not contributing, what kind of person are you?" Adds Scarsdale's Grace Fitzwater (Hitchcock Presbyterian Church, Woman's Club, P.T.A.): "When we lived in New York City, I roared with laughter at this sort of thing. I never knew anyone in the city who was civic; out here I don't know anybody who isn't." Says Florence Willett, 44, who is the new mayor of Detroit's suburban Birmingham: "Women feel a greater need for taking their share of the work. With husbands away at work and hampered by long commuting, women...
...Showman. To raise money for his orchestra, Katims appears at fashion shows and candlelight musicales. at "Meet the Maestro'' luncheons and "Sympho-neve" dances. He has been known to turn his baton over in midconcert to civic-minded businessmen and, in one case, to a seven-year-old child. To warm an audience up, he may crack jokes between numbers or invite it to join him in singing The Star-Spangled Banner. Last week hard-selling Conductor Katims staged a concert titled "Composium Nineteen-Sixty," featuring works of five resident Seattle composers. Most of the works were pleasantly...
...which under Henry II's grandfather spent a lot of time and money trying to foist Ford's singular economic and political views on employees and the general public, has become a leader among U.S. industries in its nonpartisan efforts to stir more interest in politics. Its Civic and Governmental Affairs Office, set up in 1950, was one of the first of a series of political-education programs established by such firms as General Electric, American Can Co., Aerojet-General and Gulf Oil. The company not only urges its workers and executives to run for public office...
...greeted by nine-year-old Brownie Scout Dara Woods, her bare knees knocking in the cold. Gallantly, the general bent like a great, gawky crane to accept a bouquet of flowers. "Merci,'' he said. "Thank you." And hours later, as he finished a speech at the Civic Auditorium, the visitor was still stirred with emotion. He spread his arms and shouted "Vive Chicago!'' - a temporary geographical lapse that his translator promptly straightened...
...civic luncheon next day Ole Earl was back again, slipped into a chair next to De Gaulle and began to jaw into his ear. De Gaulle turned away and appeared to hear nothing. Miffed, Ole Earl stalked off, later left the hall in the midst of the ceremonies. De Gaulle noted during his polite speech of thanks that "the honorable Governor has unhappily left us before the end of lunch." When the house roared, De Gaulle seemed surprised...