Word: felting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...helped me understand and share the emotion of the Poles as they talked about their-our-Pope. Poland is a stubbornly proud and patriotic country, and no greater recognition can come to this nation than to have one of its own made Bishop of Rome. More than once, I felt tears well up as people told of their joy but also of their sadness over the loss of a friend. Cardinal Wojtyla was truly loved here...
Pope John Paul I brought a certain warmth back to Catholicism, a warmth sorely needed for those who have felt alienated from the church...
Among Garth's other candidates is a sentimental favorite, Senator Jennings Randolph, 76, a Democrat from West Virginia, who first served in Congress 46 years ago and has never felt any need to use this newfangled television. This year he is in a tight fight against former Governor Arch Moore, so Garth was called in. Result: half of Randolph's $500,000 campaign chest will be used on television. One spot shows Randolph preaching fervently to a cluster of coal miners about his long struggle to get them adequate health benefits. He comes across as jolly, energetic...
While hostility from some servicemen seems unabating, a recent poll indicated that two-thirds of the men at Pendleton felt perfectly comfortable with the opposite sex serving on the base. Observes Corporal Smith: "When they get to know you, the men are nice. Those in our barracks look out for us." There also appears to be a growing respect for women's martial abilities. Private David Fisher, 19, a member of Shirley's platoon, confesses: "I felt that this was no place for girls. But after they outshot me on the firing range, I changed my mind...
Coach Peter Bellsky felt afterwards that the easy victory affirmed the fact that the current Harvard women's team is "the strongest we've ever had. With Betsy at number one, we're well on our way to establishing ourselves in the Ivy League," he added...