Word: dale
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...example, members of the huge (though declining) United Methodist Church, which began in the 18th century as a spiritual revival movement, want clergy who are "open, accepting, self-critical, patient, participatory and exemplary." All are qualities involved with psychological jargon, interpersonal relationships and group dynamics. John Wesley, meet Dale Carnegie or Michael Murphy of Esalen...
...captivate audiences who have had Close Encounters of a latter-day kind? Film Producer Dino De Laurentiis thinks so, provided a few adjustments are made. In Flash Gordon, opening in December, the hero is no longer a polo-playing Yale grad but a New York Jets quarterback. His girl, Dale Arden, has become a working woman-a travel agent. And the hand-cranked special effects of Buster Crabbe's day have given way to Star Wars technics. Arch enemy Ming the Merciless hasn't changed a bit. Still "a mixture of Mephisto and Rasputin," says Max von Sydow...
Daniel Bell, formerly professor of Sociology, and Dale W. Jorgenson, formerly professor of Economics, recently assumed endowed chairs in their respective fields...
...scientific and cultural fields never join the party. Moreover, party responsibilities are demanding and promotions are slow in coming, since top officials tend to remain at their posts into their 70s or 80s. In general, the aspiring apparatchik must rely on patience, hard work and diligence, plus a certain Dale Carnegie-like skill for flattering and impressing his bosses...
James E. Richardson, assistant professor of English, was in about the same position as Dale, and he decided to leave Harvard this year to direct a creative writing program at Princeton University...