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...would be worth waiting a decade for. She retains her vast resources of energy and intelligence. Yet she has altered in appearance and style. Her face is still lovely, but it has assumed a melancholy dignity, no longer fresh, but not quite old, like a fine linen tablecloth preserved for special occasions. Her acting is neither shrewd underplaying nor is it larger than life; it is exactly life-sized. She no longer indicates suffering, she defines...
...fellows were creating a new artistic language, through the push and pull of the images and the very strokes of the brush, to express emotions that could not be put into words. But, as Kline found himself becoming a success, the task became more difficult. He could now afford linen, instead of cotton, canvas and real artist's pigments, but these, he found, produced a slickness that belied his deliberate crudeness. His compositions became larger and more complex. Unfortunately, they often ended up murky and inconclusive...
...food is very good, much better than the food that I paid for at the University of Chicago. The beds are clean, and you are given a change of linen once a week. You can change your underwear and socks daily if you're the fastidious sort. A lot of hardened cons are, strange to relate...
Young was supported by the league's white officials. "Of course I'm for Black Power," declared James A. Linen, President of Time Inc. and newly elected national president of the league. "But not for black terrorist power, not for black power for vengeance-but for vindication. Black Power will succeed if black Americans push into the world rather than withdraw from...
...house has two apartments, both with plenty of room to accommodate large families. Each apartment has three bedrooms, and each is equipped with a kitchen, food, linen and TV. There are no guards to interrupt the family's privacy, and for the duration of the visit the prisoner is allowed to put away his convict's uniform and wear his own clothes. Common law wives are not permitted so far, but the possibility is still under discussion. The intent of the program, explains Governor Ronald Reagan, is to "develop family strengths to sustain ex-inmates as they complete...