Word: eyeful
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...YEAR OF THE PEOPLE by Eugene J. McCarthy. 323 pages. Doub/eday. $6.95. Though ostensibly about what happened, McCarthy's book is really about the man, his charm, his wit, his occasional smugness, above all his poetic third eye on himself and his surroundings. An unwitting reminder of the 1968 paradox that those seeking cleaner, simpler political truths chose as hero the most complex politician in the nation...
...very comforted to see that Richard Nixon may keep a few weekends open in the next three months in order to watch the Washington Redskins in action [Sept. 26]. I hope the President's Cabinet keeps an eye on them also, because it may be the only leadership they will have the pleasure of witnessing during the next 3½years. The leader I am referring to, of course, is Vince Lombardi...
...Harvard experiment is contained in a 40-inch box that is open at one end. The box is plated with gold to distribute heat evenly. A cluster of 13 light detectors-much like the electric eye on a camera-keeps the box pointed at the sun. A small telescope mirror collects solar rays coming through the open end of the box and then reflects them onto a diffraction grating, a row of closely-scaped lines that breaks the light up into a spectrum. This spectrum constantly changes as different chemical reactions occur...
...diseases trachoma and bilharzia (schistosomiasis) are widespread in the Near East. Trachoma, a disease of the eye, infects 95 per cent of Saudi Arabian infants. Bilharzia, a parasitic disease, weakens those it attacks. In the Near East, it is almost as prevalent as malaria...
After her first five weeks in the UN, the still dimple-faced former star of "Little Miss Marker" discussed her eye-opening experiences on the UN Social Committee...