Word: greek
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...many of its predecessors, was a precious contribution to our education. The article on Gemini 4 was thorough and scientific as well as rich in humor and sentiment; and, at opposite poles, the article on prehistoric Cycladic statuary was an expert and illuminating review of the evolution of Greek sculpture. Please continue to engage men and women of high competence in their fields to keep us informed on the many aspects of our complex and fascinating age. Sincerest congratulations...
...Desire of Fame, Fortune and personal Pleasure. A critical Knowledge of the Greek and Roman and French Poetry, History and Oratory, a through comprehensive knowledge of natural, civil, commercial and Province Law, will draw upon me the Esteem and perhaps Admiration (the possibly the Envy too) of the Judges of both Courts, of the Lawyers and of Juries, who will spread my Fame thro the Province, will draw around me a Swarm of clients who will furnish me with a plentiful Provision for my own Support, and for the increase of my fortune...
...Chavez, a captain more likely to buckle than swash, Quinn provides an exuberant reprise of his Zorba the Greek characterization, though the parallel becomes a bit insistent when he starts nuzzling Tampico's (and Zorba's) rarest old jade, Lila Kedrova. Despite an occasional drift into the shallows, High Wind never loses sight of its goals. The script even touches upon the novel's suggestion that the captain harbors a disquieting yen for the spunky ten-year-old Emily (Deborah Baxter), who ultimately spells his destruction...
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY George Seferis, Litto., Greek poet and diplomat...
...also a stalwart of the local Sports Club, on behalf of which he is now working on a plan to bring in groups of foreign hunters. The police no longer keep any watch over their popular prisoner, who could easily escape by rowing the few miles across to the Greek island of Samos. Says Sub-Governor Turk: "Ken came here unknown and without friends. But today we in Kusadasi, all of us, consider him one of our own citizens. He has proved to be a man we can trust...