Word: fatefulness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...that he has declaimed a second disk, scheduled to appear about Easter time, with favorite readings from the Bible and a dramatic recital of W. E. Henley's Invictus ("I am the master of my fate/I am the captain of my soul"). Disk-and TV-wise, however, the fate of the turned-on Senator rests with the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), which has politely told him that since he is now a big-time performer-his take, an estimated 220 per album, equals Adam Clayton Powell's recording royalty-he must join...
...granaries in the Iron Triangle last month. "Are your rations scarce?" it asks. "Three hundred of you have rallied, and they are now where they can be well fed and secure. How about you?" Another quotes Ho Chi Minh: "Remember Uncle's own words as you consider your fate: 'The war may last five, ten, 20 years or longer...
...Water Pistols. Like other big cities, New York has long debated what legal weapons can keep a girl safe from robbers, mashers and muggers. New York forbids all unlicensed concealed weapons, with the possible exception of hatpins. Thus, in 1964, citizens were appalled at the fate of Arlene Del Fava, a secretary who faced seven years' imprisonment because she used a switchblade knife to fight off a suspected rapist on the street at night. She escaped prosecution only because a sympathetic grand jury refused to indict her. Though tear-gas pens are legal in most states, the notable exceptions...
...style and personal charm, in the six months following the assassination he comes to ruin in marriage, in business, and finally in life. In the end he commits suicide, having expended his gifts unwisely, particularly his second wife, a mentally unstable and drug-ridden singer. Though Kennedy's fate and Doremus' have far different origins, the twice-bereaved Barney finds a bleak common moral: "Every man, even the most blessed, needs a little more than average luck to survive this world...
Theoretically, Kirk does not have to confer with anyone before deciding the fate of the faculty proposal. But in practice he will wait until the University Council has deliberated on the issue. The Council, composed of two members of each faculty, and the dean of each school, and certain administrators, is scheduled to meet on February...