Word: dismays
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DIED. MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN, 87, demure silver-screen actress who originated Tarzan's sarong-clad jungle-gal Jane; in Scottsdale, Ariz. The convent-educated colleen scandalized '30s audiences with her tree-house trysts. Though she appeared in some 60 films (Pride and Prejudice among them), to her dismay, O'Sullivan remained best known as homemaker for Johnny Weissmuller and his simian sidekicks--and for mothering a real-life brood of seven that included actress Mia Farrow...
Then along came Elvis. His synthesis of black, country and gospel music helped him create a simple, raw performing style. Onstage, he twisted and gyrated, much to the dismay of '50s parents. The more the older folks protested, the more popular the handsome Southerner became. His name was soon a household word. The mere mention of Elvis Presley, as a comedian's punch line, would evoke howls of laughter from an adult audience...
Levitin echoed Silverstein's dismay over thecontentious tone of Ashrawi's speech...
...Looks of dismay from the others...
...write to express our dismay at the attempt by Meredith Bagley, Anna Baldwin and Emma Cheuse to draw the recent debate over women's diplomas away from the root issue of the relationship of Radcliffe to women's undergraduate education and polarize it instead around the person of Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68 ("Hasty Rejection," Opinion, April 6). The accusations made against the Dean are unconscionable and unfair. As supporters of the original diploma bill, we feel it is necessary for Harvard University and Radcliffe College to begin a re-evaluation of their relationship regarding female undergraduates...