Word: grandees
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Teodoro Moscoso, the Puerto Rican who bosses President Kennedy's Alliance for Progress, flew south to Brazil three weeks ago in search of a little progress. By the time he reached Natal, capital of the drought-plagued Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte, Moscoso had made up his...
The deal set a pattern for direct aid between the U.S. and a Brazilian state, and it represents quite a victory for Rio Grande's ambitious and aggressive Governor Alves. In his 19 months in office, Alves has drawn up plans to provide food, water, road and schools for...
At first, Pegler supported Franklin Roosevelt. He voted for F.D.R. in 1936 and called Eleanor Roosevelt the "greatest American woman." But he soon turned misanthropic. In columns that grew steadily more vitriolic, he referred to Roosevelt as a "feebleminded fuehrer," Eleanor as "La Boca Grande." He reserved his choicest venom...
"Man, Do We Need That!" Not everybody applauded Kennedy's stand. "If a reduction is justified next year, why not this year?" demanded Jones & Laughlin Steel Chairman Avery C. Adams. With a lemony frown, Chicago Banker Tilford Gaines asked: "When you want a martini, why torture yourself until the...
A clutch of musicals caters to the best and worst of tastes. The astringent wit of Abe Burrows fuses How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and the impish energies of Robert Morse provide the explosive for an evening of great delight. Multi-aptituded Zero Mostel brings his masterly...