Word: honored
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Pirandello play, dating from 1919, these themes appear in relatively embryonic form. In some ways, Rules most nearly resembles the young Pirandello's naturalistic short stories, set against the backdrop of his birthplace, Sicily. Like them, it evolves along what might be called Mafia lines of pride, loyalty, honor and revenge...
Graveyard Mirth. On a trumped-up charge that some sportive local bloods have attempted to rape her, Silia demands that Leone issue a dueling challenge to one of them, a Marquis Miglioriti. The code requires that a husband avenge an insult to his wife's honor, so Leone accedes and presses Guido, who also happens to be his good friend, into serving as his second. Guido issues an unconditional challenge, only too slyly aware that the marquis is both a crack pistol shot and a master swordsman. But Leone makes the final move on the chessboard of fate...
Flunk Out. South Boston High students who do want a higher education often run into serious trouble. Four years ago, Diana McDonough graduated from the school as an honor student; she received straight A's in the advanced college-prep course. Then she entered the University of Massachusetts and flunked out in her first year. "I realized I couldn't read, write, or even speak English well," she says. "I couldn't believe how smart the other kids were." McDonough, 21, now works as a secretary...
THERE IS NO better occasion than a birthday to pay homage to a great composer, and in honor of Beethoven's 204th, the Bach Society Orchestra played an all-Beethoven concert last Saturday evening. Chosen from Beethoven's seven concertos and nine symphonies, the Violin Concerto in D. Opus 61 (1806), offered a change of solo instrument after performances of piano concertos in the past two concerts, and the Symphony Number Eight in F, Opus 93 (1812), was simply the only one that could be managed by the small 43-man orchestra...
...that AFL-CIO President George Meany has passed the word that the new Congressmen are honor-bound to reciprocate or face labor's wrath in the next election. Does Mr. Meany feel that he has bought their votes on labor-oriented bills with AFL-CIO campaign contributions? If a Congressman does not vote on a bill solely on its own merits because of these donations, then it sounds like bribery...