Word: dreaming
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...fanatically pro-British," Grivas had told a friend on leaving Cyprus. "But the British made us bitter. It is for them to rebuild this friendship now." And what now for him? "My dream is to return to Cyprus," said Grivas. On that unsettled island, its leader, bearded Archbishop Makarios, who had persuaded Grivas to lay down his arms, said cautiously: "After the Republic of Cyprus is formed, I see no objection." By that time next year, the British, whom Grivas had fought, would have only a base on Cyprus...
...Gold Medal for Poetry. Why Hodgson? In London last month came the best answer: a 96-page book entitled The Skylark and Other Poems. It was the second major book published by forgotten Poet Hodgson, 87, in a long life of deeper privacy than most poets ever dream of. Strangest part of his story: for 19 years Poet Hodgson has lived in the U.S. in a shabby farmhouse on the side of a hill near Minerva, Ohio...
...other hand, while it is always fun to dream, goals such as "influence within the body politic" seem extravagant for a college group. It might be better to present more information about the body politic...
...dream," fumes Walter, "and his wife says, 'Eat your eggs.' " Walter has the money virus; he is feverish for a partnership in a liquor store. But all the Younger dreams revolve around the $10,000 insurance money that widowed Mother is to receive. When the fateful check arrives, Mother asks little Travis to count the zeros, and then plunks down $3,500 in part payment for a house in the suburbs-an all-white suburb, as it happens. After a thwarted Walter takes to drink, and lets his pregnant wife consult an abortionist, Mother Younger gives...
Charm on the Cuff. The new credit ideas bring closer the credit man's dream of a single card or check for almost all goods and services. The granddaddy of the credit cards, Diners' Club, has recently added health resorts, beauty parlors, charm schools, theaters from Broadway to Los Angeles, even boxing arenas and ballparks; for the fiscal year (ending March 31) it expects membership to rise by 425,000 and hit more than 1,000,000, billings to be $140 million, up 54%. American Express, which recently signed 3,753 auto dealers to honor its cards...