Word: luster
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Ironically, those coaching Reagan had a more delicate and complex problem. The most masterly manipulator of TV in presidential history had been wounded on the tube in Louisville. Aides knew that he, just as much as they, wanted to restore his lost luster. "This is the last time he ever has to put this kind of pressure on himself as long as he lives," said one. But they wondered if his self-confidence had been shaken. Thus, as Reagan rehearsed answers, his handlers were quick to praise his replies. Conceded one: "There's been a lot of cheerleading, trying...
...Marxist Sandinistas repudiated the spirit of the Carter help, purged the junta of all non-Sandinista elements, and proceeded to indoctrinate their people with Marxist ideology and excessive militarism. The oft-cited progress toward literacy in Nicaragua loses its luster in such a context; we doubt the value of reading when all printed materials are controlled by a totalitarian regime...
...State engineering student who was rejected by the college glee club, he formed his first band (a jazz quartet) in 1917, eventually adding voices and more instruments. Between its 1933 debut and 1949, it presented one of radio's most popular shows; the advent of rock dimmed its luster, however, and in the years before Waring's official 1980 retirement the size of both the group and its audiences shrank. On the side, in 1937, Waring used his tinkering skills to perfect, patent and market his Blendor, one of the first food processors, which earned him royalties...
...tried to add competitive luster to its other soap operas as well. Days of Our Lives is airing episodes taped at the World's Fair in New Orleans, and Another World has shot several segments on locations around New York City. The network has also increased on-air promotion. In one spot, Clara ("Where's the beef?") Peller demands, "Where's the soaps?" in a pointed reference to ABC's pre-emptions...
...last chapter, reigning Miss America Vanessa Williams, a spirited 21 and going for the glory, got caught in some compromising positions. Ten of them, to be exact, to be published in Penthouse, a skin magazine with the luster of a no-wax floor. Officials of the Miss America Pageant, aghast, asked for her resignation. Williams said she would think about it over the weekend...