Word: expected
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...envy and homicide. Unfortunately, many of the author's pals, regulars at the restaurant that gave the story its name, recognized themselves. Capote suddenly found himself alone by the telephone; the once coveted party guest and confidant was now treated like a polluter of punch bowls. "What did they expect?" he asked at the time. "I'm a writer, and I use everything. Did all those people think I was there just to entertain them...
Probably. More to the point, what did Capote expect? Did this worldly virtuoso of American prose really believe he could tell and still kiss, or did he make a calculated career move? Capote was, after all, the literary imp who said, "A boy has to hustle his book," and in a preface to Answered Prayers: The Unfinished Novel, Random House Editor Joseph Fox notes that the author considered himself to be a master publicist...
...classic exchange with Robert Kennedy, who phoned after announcing on television that he was challenging President Johnson for the Democratic nomination. Kennedy: "I'm running for President." Harriman: "Next time tell the children to smile. Ethel looked great. The kids looked bored." Kennedy: "They were." Harriman: "I don't expect to have a press conference soon, but if it does come around, I'm going to support the President...
...fence. No one has done so yet. Corral Boss Tony Bainbridge observes, "The meanest ones seem to make the best hands. You come out here and think you're a tough guy -- we'll find out." He says, "A 900-lb. horse can move you around more than you expect...
...Experts expect some crops to fall 40% to 50% from last year's levels. The yield in the agriculturally important states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh will be about 70% below normal. A famine is considered unlikely since India has large stockpiles of wheat and rice. But food shortages are a real possibility, and India may be forced to import grain for the first time in years. That could create new political problems for Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, whose ruling party has taken credit for India's recent self-sufficiency in food grains...