Word: flew
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...always seemed solid only to those who, with Plato, considered art to be the imitation of nature. The classic anecdote of the triumph of art as artifice concerned Zeuxis: when he unveiled his painting of grapes, birds flew down to peck at them. What the anecdotists seldom added is that Zeuxis' rival won the contest, for when the judges turned to unveil his painting, they were stunned to discover that the veil itself was the painting and declared him the winner because he had fooled the judges, while Zeuxis had fooled only birds...
...Nigeria. At a retreat near Accra in Ghana-it was their first meeting since Gowon's July 29 coup-the Nigerian chiefs earlier this month agreed to start mending the broken fabric of national unity with a week of mourning. For two days, the whole nation flew its flags half-mast for Ironsi. For the next three-in the North and West at least -there was mourning for ex-Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the Northern Moslem who was killed when Ironsi carried off his coup a year...
...Convention Bureau by week's end had salvaged for sure 13 of the 31 scheduled exhibitions and expected to keep most of the rest. The bureau may have been whistling in the dark. Even while the wreckage smoldered, representatives of at least a dozen other convention-seeking cities flew into town. First they offered condolences. Then they set out to see how many lucrative conventions could be lured away to such places as Louisville, New York, Atlantic City and Houston...
...command pilot qualified to fly 27 types of aircraft, Posvar flew four-engine C-54 transports in the Berlin airlift before taking up his teaching duties at Colorado Springs in 1957. Then 32, he was the youngest full professor ever to serve at one of the na tion's service academies. Insisting that "anything can stand the fresh air of discussion" in a military classroom, Posvar encouraged original thinking by cadets. He became head of the academy's social sciences division...
After the decision was made, James Pounders of Tuscaloosa, Ala., the exodus organizer, flew to Stamford with 56 members of his new congregation for job interviews. According to one employment agency, some firms seemed worried that the Churches of Christ members "would try to convert everybody in the shop." Nonetheless, by the time the move took place last August, three-fourths of the missionaries had jobs waiting for them...