Word: enthusiasm
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Mention Arevalo to a Guatemalan peasant (or to almost any Latin American peasant), and he will chatter excitedly, full of enthusiasm. A former professor of philosophy, Arevalo returned to Guatemala in 1944 when the brutal dictator Jorge Ubico was overthrown; braced by his proclaimed policy of "spiritual socialism," he was a natural choice to lead his country. Guatemalans remember Arevalo's presidency for land reforms and the organization of labor...
...Dividend" is the brain child of Eugenio Mendoza, 56, Venezuela's leading industrialist and philanthropist, who made a fortune in lumber, paper products, cement and construction (TIME, April 12). When Mendoza first suggested his Dividend idea several years ago, only a few businessmen warmed to it. But enthusiasm grew as far-leftist terrorists stepped up their attacks on business. "You either solve the problems of the masses," Mendoza warned, "or they solve them...
...first years of marriage were full of triumphs: Wilson was reelected, the war was won, and Europe received Wilson with tumultuous enthusiasm as the idealist peacemaker who promised to end war through a new League of Nations. But the Peace Conference soon bogged down, opposition to the League of Nations built up, and Wilson grew depressed. Exhausted but stubborn, he decided to stump the country for the League. In September 1919, he started out on a grueling 27-day tour by rail of most of the states, but at Pueblo, Colo., he suffered a stroke...
...America would be so influential. When asked if his life is different now that he has become an American cause celebre, Harrington commented only that "it's a little bit more hectic." Although his dedication to the poor forces him to accept speaking invitations, he appears indifferent to the enthusiasm with which he is greeted...
...Higgs' enthusiasm often races beyond enactment to enforcement of the bill, which will be the focus of his program this summer. "We must force the President to prove his liberalism, to fish or cut bait." Higgs fears Johnson will make an election-year deal with the Southern Senators on the enforcement issue, and the prospect infuriates him. In discussing it, his drawl tightens, the words shooting out singly and passionately; he is no longer the patient, understanding lobbyist. Before catching himself, and smiling at his anger, Higgs reveals both the pain and power of his commitment. His beliefs exiled...