Word: fame
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Nixon, 62, never sought political fame, though her husband desperately desired it. When he fell so ignominiously, he took her down too. With him, she retreated to San Clemente, and in her despair she did not even communicate with her closest friends. For a while her daughters, always anxious about her welfare, comforted her. When they were away, she sometimes tried on dresses she had saved from happier times for what she thought would be a serene retirement. Once when she ventured out the door, a photographer's plane flew low overhead. She fled back inside...
...small parishes on the Mississippi and in teeming boroughs on the East cost, patriotic youths have erected grand and alabaster bannisters in tribute to the state. And in upstate New York, I am told, they are razing America's traditional sports temple to make way for a Hall of Fame for the great splinter-pickers...
September 11: Ford travels to Pinehurst, N.C. to attend the induction of the first 13 members of the World Golf Hall of Fame. He calls the 13 golfers the "kind of idols who are good and wholesome for Americans." He plays golf with Arnold Palmer and Gary Player...
...only recently become a major influence on the world of architecture. Building experts from England, France, Pakistan and the United Nations now come to Cairo to consult him. In the U.S., a show of his works will soon begin a 20-city tour. Fathy's newfound fame results from his success in a field where everybody else has failed: public housing...
...avoid the "pro" tag which eliminates any chance of Olympic competition? The Russians do it by having their athletes live in comparatively plush quarters, eating the best food. Only our pros in popular sports can afford that type of life style. Mark Spitz had to capitalize quickly on his fame to get any money from his swimming. The question is how badly we want to be the best; we must expect professional responsibilities to take precedence over patriotism unless we change the incentive system. If we don't put up, we should shut...