Word: maximo
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Andres Vargas Gomez, 69, a poet and a former diplomat who is the grandson of General Maximo Gomez, the architect of Cuban independence. Imprisoned by Castro in 1961, Vargas last week was reunited at Dulles with his wife Maria, a college teacher in Miami he had not seen for 24 years. (Vargas was not in prison at the time of the release but was being held on the island.) Invited by Jesse Jackson to join an airport news conference, Vargas took issue with Jackson's self-described peace offensive. Said he: "We don't want a peace that...
...Medley Relay--1. Penn State (Riedel, Mokse, Maximo, Whitner), 1:52, 13:2. Harvard (Calvert, Wilson, Greis, Black), 1:54.74 (Harvard record) 1000 Freestyle--1 Floyd (H), 10:29. 77:2. Post (P), 10:29. 82:3. Gildan (H), 10:39.83. 100 Individual Medley--1. Quinn (P), 1:01. 33:2. Smith (H). 1:02. 24: 3. Welsh (P), 1:02.95 200 Freestyle--1. Tomokins (P), 1:54.57:2. Calvert(H), 1:56.68:Floyd(H) 1:57.65. 100 Backstroke--1, Riedel(P), 1:01.34:2 Sullivan (P), 1:03.59:3 Rentoumis (H), 1:04,04, 100 Breaststroke--1. Leeshock...
...this unholy trinity, Breslin brings adventure, excitement and a commuter version of West Side Story. His three principal characters are Teenager, a Caribbean-born drug dealer; Maximo, a young Harvard-educated lawyer with a desire to serve his Latin community; and Nicki, daughter of a gang boss, who lives in New Jersey with her parents while her hus band serves time in prison...
...past and American future, Max imo has the makings of a tragic figure, "his feet slipping each time he tried to turn about." Nicki, foulmouthed, man hungry and bound by family code and prejudice, is almost endearing as she figuratively holds her nose to conduct a secret affair with Maximo...
...author has been accused of many things, though never of wearying his readers. Some, however, may be dissatisfied with the loose connections between Teenager's story and that of Maximo and Nicki. Both story lines meander and end abruptly as if Breslin had run out of anecdotes. But he is a brilliant descriptive journalist and compensates on nearly every page with energetic, often humorous scenes...