Word: forte
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Grau San Martin's shaky revolutionary government, he had one experience that he is never likely to forget. When Grau was ousted one afternoon, Hevia was sworn in as provisional President. He lasted one day. When an ambitious young ex-sergeant named Fulgencio Batista, from his stronghold at Fort Columbia, ordered the 21-gun presidential salute cut off at the count of nine, Hevia knew that his term was over. His explanation: "Without authority to enforce my responsibility, I resigned. I firmly believe responsibility and authority must go together...
...FORT WORTH, Texas, known both affectionately and derisively as "Cowtown," has a civic monument which, unlike San Antonio's Alamo, Houston's Shamrock and Dallas' Cotton Bowl, can walk & talk at incredible speed. That this monument is made of perishable material causes Fort Worth no immediate concern: Amon Giles Carter, tall, straight-backed and hefty, in his 73rd year shows no signs of erosion. He walks as fast as ever and talks even faster...
...times the talking gets out of hand. At a recent luncheon in Dallas, a city 30 miles east of Fort Worth and the object of Carter's deepest scorn, Carter was asked to introduce the speaker. Carter arose and spoke - at length. By the time he got to the introduction, the speaker excused himself. His prepared address was long, and it was time for the club to adjourn...
...lavish with everything. For nearly half a century, he has been building a glittering legend of showmanship, generosity, boisterousness and buffoonery. The legend lives and grows in a typhoon of frantic activity that sweeps everything before it - including Carter himself. This pays off for both Carter and Fort Worth. But his old friends know a deeper reason. Whether he is giving away hats, tracts of land, scholarships, or popcorn & peanuts at his 900-acre Shady Oak Farm, his friends see a poor boy acting out his dreams...
...arrived at Fort Worth, a bustling metropolis of 30,000, prosperous with new meat-packing plants and railroad connections, and began his long, happy love affair with the city. He opened a small office, rented a typewriter for 50? a month to give the place an air, flashed his diamond, and was ready for business as the Texas Advertising and Manufacturing Co. One day he met two men who wanted to start a newspaper. For $30 a week they signed him on as advertising manager. Seventeen years and several crises, mergers and consolidations later, Carter emerged with control...