Word: havener
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Lucian Freud's blast at British painting [TIME, May 26] is not the first time one who found refuge in Britain has assailed the British. . . . The strange thing is that the very qualities which annoy such as he, account largely for Britain being a haven for the victims of intolerance in other countries. Mr. Freud's accusation that British art "is all just inspired sketching" caused me to look through a book of etchings by various British artists. Inspired is the right word...
...Unscrupulous contractors? Again a partial answer, but contractors are paying about 100 percent more for their materials than they consider a fair price, and even the best of them have difficulty in building a decent house that sells for less than $10,000. And the people who need houses haven't got that kind of money...
...Dolly was the only comic character on the Nicaraguan stage. In the Officers' Club down the curving street from the palace, The Boss-tired, nervous ex-President Anastasio Somoza-ruled the powerful National Guard and sat on the country's formidable stack of arms. From the haven of the Mexican Embassy, old Dr. Leonardo Argüello, who had been kicked out of the presidency when he turned on The Boss and decided to run the country himself (TIME, June 2), spoke out with surprising boldness. Biding its time was Somoza's real opposition, led by General...
Belief in God. To the question, "Do you believe there is a God, or there isn't, or haven't you made up your mind?," approximately two-thirds of the men and four-fifths of the women classed themselves as believers, more or less. "One man in three and one woman in five expressed definite doubt. . . . Altogether, one in 20 . . . are uncompromising disbelievers in a deity, and these are mostly...
...warmup parades on Patriot's Day--one in Lexington and the other in a Boston parade--gave band members some spring training for next fall's impressive schedule. A trip to Virginia will highlight early-season play, while the customary New Haven trip will close out the schedule. Two new medleys, one each for Boston University and Virginia, promise to continue the string of successful band originals...