Word: martinisms
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Early this week, they were flown to Aden, South Yemen, after being refused permission to land in Oman. They faced the possibility of death if the skyjackers' demands were not met. Their fate, moreover, was perilously linked with that of Hanns-Martin Schleyer, the West German industrialist kidnaped in early September and held captive by West German terrorists...
...these demands were not met, read the statement received by Bonn, "Hanns-Martin Schleyer will be shot. There will be no more extensions." In the ultimatum to the Paris daily, the terrorists warned West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt: "Any attempt on your part to delay or deceive us will mean immediate execution of Hanns-Martin Schleyer and all the passengers and crew of the plane...
...avalanche of mail is the biggest annoyance to most governments. Soon the issue is being raised at Cabinet level, and everyone is wondering whether the guy is worth all the trouble. The answer is frequently no." AI never claims responsiblity for winning its adoptees' freedom, explains Secretary-General Martin Ennals, because "no government likes to be told they are doing something under duress." Yet the group produces results: of some 16,000 prisoners aided since 1961, 10,600 have been released...
...Kuumba Singers, Scott offers an effective wrap-up to the lighter main attraction. Shout! is particularly worthwhile because it offers a more serious view of the role of the preacher in Black society, along with spirituals, extensions of Brother Jero, and parts of speeches by James Weldon Johnson and Martin Luther King Jr. Kathleen Gatson and Jacqueline Kearney especially stand out in this part of the production...
Despite an elegant and truly rhapsodical swing, MacDonald never won a major championship. He was "always the bridesmaid but never the bride." In the 1925 British Open he needed a final round of 78 to win, and staggered to an 82. In 1936 H.B. Martin wrote: "There is no more flagrant case of miscarried justice than in the story of MacDonald Smith, youngest of the Smith clan and the most brilliant...Dame Fate took a particular delight in mocking his genius, encouraging him with lesser prizes but always refusing his demand for stellar honors...