Word: commonical
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...juxtaposition of the horrifying and the hilarious forms part of the common round of existence-and of this startling play. British Writer Peter Nichols constructs a comedy of anguish, extracting laughter from the uncomic plight and blistering pain of two parents (Albert Finney and Zena Walker) whose ten-year-old daughter is a spastic...
Along with a considerable amount of overdoing, there are a great many misconceptions. A common one involves the benefits of popular sports and games, such as swimming, tennis and golf, which attract the weekend athlete. They are good exercise, but they are generally practiced in such an irregular and undisciplined way as to be of doubtful value. Says Manhattan's Dr. Hans Kraus, physical therapist, author (Backache, Stress and Tension), part-time mountain climber and the man who eased Pesident Kennedy's aching back: "I'm very much for golf as a game...
Adult Agitators. There was no common pattern in the outbreaks. Three of the eruptions hinged partly on the impatient demand of Negro students that the schools introduce courses in Negro culture and history-something that the administrators were already planning to do. In other cases, adult agitators fanned disturbances. Philadelphia police charged the local leaders of CORE and the Black People's Unity Movement, a small group promoting "black pride," with inciting the riot there. Parents of Negro students at Los Angeles' Manual Arts High sought the help of Ron Karenga, leader of the black separatist "Us" organization...
...studying how priests can make themselves more effective on the parish level. A major future role of the priests' senates, in the view of many leading Catholics, is to link with laymen's associations. The Rev. Raymond Goedert, chairman of the Association of Chicago Priests, echoes the common hope that eventually priests, laity and bishops will join in a national pastoral council, "so that when the Catholic Church speaks in the U.S., it won't be just the hierarchy or clergy speaking but the whole church...
Dean Glimp, who said he knew nothing about the appointment, said Liller was "a wonderful guy." Glimp met Liller when both were members of the Adams House Senior Common Room. Glimp was Dean of Admissions when Liller first joined the Admissions Committee...