Word: erraticism
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Died. Margaret Kennedy, 71, British author, who in 1924 scored an international bestseller with The Constant Nymph, a bittersweet portrait of an erratic musician's seven free-spirited children, produced 17 other novels (1964's Not in the Calendar), most of them skillfully told tales with intricate plots...
For pure drama - and implausibility - neither of those victories came close to matching the upset engineered by a 23-year-old Puerto Rican named Charles Pasarell. Son of a wealthy Santurce businessman, "Charlito" Pasarell is the reigning U.S. indoor champion, the No.3-ranked player in the nation, and the possessor of...
If you wanted to maintain the Harvard snobbery, you could explain the "summies" performance by theorizing that during the summer Harvard-Radcliffe under-achieves, while the "summies" over-achieves. But you do not have to put it in those terms. The summer school students are impressed by Harvard, and by...
Whatever the direct cause of last week's bloodshed, the underlying malaise in Dixie Hills is obvious enough. Rats and roaches infest every building, plumbing is erratic, owners refuse to make repairs or even plant grass in the dusty, barren areas between buildings. Trash and garbage have been collected...
Although he had a battered 1962 Chevrolet to make those ends meet, he sometimes had a couple of classes scheduled at the same hour. This didn't bother Walter, and besides, his study habits were rather erratic anyway. "He works best in spurts," says a fellow student. "Walter gets...