Word: cons
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Despite the rough realities of American life in the 1820s, Con Melody lives completely within his genteel fantasy. He despises the local villagers. He believes himself a Byron, standing in the crowd but not of it, and he often strikes an absurd pose before the mirror to recite the poet's lines, reflecting vainly on his lost aristocratic past...
...middle of June, the University joined a campaign against a proposed Commonwealth Edison plant to be built in upper New York state. If Con Ed goes through with its plans to build the hydro-electric power project in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, the University will lose slightly more than 200 acres of its Black Rock Forest...
...letter to the New York Times printed June 19, President Pusey objected to Con Ed's "radical proposal for altering the scenic beauty and scientific value of largely unspoiled section of the Hudson valley." Pusey said the 3700-acre forest "is remarkable for its hardwoods characteristic of the middle Applachian region and important for the study of silviculture and conservation practices...
...University's chances of blocking the construction of the project dropped sharply when a Federal Power Commission examiner approved Con Ed's plans for the Hudson River plant on July 31. While the five-man Commission will undoubtedly review the examiner's findings this fall, it is unlikely the group will reverse the ruling. Once a utility obtains a federal license for a hydroelectric project, it can take private property by right of eminent domain...
...series is being produced by Four Star Television. Boyer is a co-owner of Four Star, along with David Niven. They are both in the series, which NBC describes as "a comedy-melodrama about a family of jet-set jewel thieves and con men who are masters of separating the pompous rich from their ill-gotten gains . . . played against a backdrop of Riviera beaches, palatial villas, beautiful women and green felt gaming tables...