Word: detail
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Carter, however, did not detail the new measures, which would be added to the voluntary efforts he requested of the public last April...
...thing is certain. As soon as the summit ends, the cloak of secrecy that has covered it will be torn away. Sadat and Begin are sure to go public-and in detail-with their versions of what happened in the mountains of Maryland. Begin, for example, intends to remain in the U.S. for four days and tape at least one TV discussion. Sadat also plans to linger in the U.S. for a few days to lobby key members of Congress and give interviews. For his part, Carter will probably report to the nation on the meeting. Whether it succeeds...
John Connally, who was moved to tears as he testified, and his wife spoke for three hours in gripping detail about the events leading up to the assassination. They had feared a cool reception for Kennedy in Dallas, but the crowds had greeted him so warmly that Mrs. Connally turned in the limousine, just as it neared the book depository, and said: "Mr. President, you can't say Dallas doesn't love you." And the pleased Kennedy had replied: "That's obvious." Connally recalled hearing a shot ring out and moaning...
...plot differs from Star Wars only in detail: by some devilish mischief, a race of robots has zapped twelve of the 13 planets harboring the human race. Led by a human renegade called Count Baltar, a first cousin to Darth Vader, the robots take off in hot pursuit of the survivors of the dozen planets, who are manning a ragtag fleet hovering around the "battlestar" Galactica. The humans are desperately searching for the 13th planet, a lost, legendary human colony called Earth. Lorne Greene is the wise old man in charge, and Dirk Benedict and Richard Hatch play Han Solo...
Such grudging language achieves a cumulative power. Markus has a painterly sense of detail, building up scenes with a deliberate eye for the nuances of her characters' gestures and speech. Her vignettes of Camp Rose Lake, lingerie stores and Miami condominiums evoke a world where pride and purpose survive only by virtue of a resilient will. - James Atlas