Word: dormant
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...introduced the fascinating art of macramé (from the Arab rnigrarmah, meaning ornamental braid or fringe) to palace circles. The Incas and American Indians had their own versions. Sometimes widely popular, sometimes kept alive only by seamen to whom knotting was both work and diversion, macramé had been dormant in the U.S. since...
Died. Marcel Gromaire, 78, French painter and tapestry designer; in Paris. Together with Jean Lirçat, Gromaire became widely known for reviving France's long-dormant tradition of tapestry making at Aubusson during the World War II German occupation; before that, he achieved international recognition with the showing of his striking expressionist painting, La Guerre. In 1951 he won critical acclaim for his series of New York "landscapes" depicting the city as "Dantesque...
...Valdez is a Mexican constable who matches his shield: battered and tarnished. The decades of self-deprecation seem a fair resume of his character. Yet when a gunrunner humiliates him to the limits of dignity, the deputy discovers the force that has been dormant in his shield and himself. He announces a vendetta with a terse message-"Valdez is coming"-and the shabby film ignites as he begins a journey to prove himself to himself. Why? Because Valdez is played by Burt Lancaster, 57, who owns a property not available to the Now generation of film actors: a face...
...Long-dormant negotiations with the Government will likely resume. They probably will not get far since the Indians demand nothing less than full title to the island; Government spokesmen claim that it would be legally difficult to turn the island over to the Indians...
...reaction to the Laos venture than with the response at home. Five days before the invasion, when the President and half a dozen top advisers met to discuss the go/no-go decision, the domestic impact was uppermost in Nixon's thoughts. The State Department was particularly concerned about rousing dormant peace groups...