Word: eventer
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...leaving again. But I will be brave and will not cry." That afternoon, as she stood waiting for the plane that carried Alejo back to the University of Southern California and U.S. tennis, she reached up, hugged him hard, and cried. Next big event in Olmedo's life: Wimbledon, in June...
...China's muscled minions, according to the Peking press, "resolutely pledged themselves to overcome all difficulties and all individualist ideas existing in their innermost minds, and strive to become the vanguard on the physical-culture front." Chen himself gave due credit to patriotic inspiration. "During the jerk event, I was somewhat nervous," said he, "but just then I looked down at the responsible comrades of our country's athletic association. This indeed meant the ideas of the party were in me, encouraging me. This strengthened my determination...
...explode atomic bombs over the South Atlantic. Some scientists told Baldwin that if he printed the story, the furor might well force the U.S. to stop the tests. But it could also be argued that Baldwin had a duty to tell the American public in advance about an event that might have serious international implications. Baldwin decided to stay mum.* Says he simply: "It was a question of whether or not you were going to hurt your country...
...Save the Queen. The commotion might have ended there; the only event of significance the following day was the sudden "brief illness" of the city's Mayor Richard C. Lee, shortly before he was to address undergraduates on "Building a Greater New Haven." But the day after, a St. Patrick's Day parade bugled through the campus...
...subdued the demon machine, forcing it to produce satisfyingly random results." Another has hailed "an entirely revolutionary art," adding: "This art knows neither beginning nor end nor future; only eternal transformation. It is the exemplary materialization of relativism." Tinguely agrees. Says he: "In my paintings, there is only pure event, pure transformation. If you want to stop the painting and look at it, don't buy my work. Go buy a Van Gogh...