Word: milles
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...through Tomoka Park, down narrow roads with Spanish moss above, hiding the sky. We stopped and watched a silent group of pure white egrets perch high in some palm trees on an island in the marsh. Then we rode down a twisting, red clay road to the Bulow Sugar Mill Plantation ruins. Once there, we got out, and I jumped around for a while. Gayle followed, but she was always conscious of the fact that she was getting wet. I got my camera from the car and tried to get her to pretend the place was alive again, to yell...
...when Standard Oil (N.J.) went into partnership with him. The Greek government sought bids for an oil refinery, but Pappas and Esso beat out Aristotle Onassis and 14 other competitors by proposing a package deal that called for construction of a huge industrial complex, including a steel mill, near Salonika. Pappas knew that almost every developing country yearns for a steel mill, and that the offer of it would titillate Greek pride. The deal produced a unique group of four companies, including the refinery, named Esso Pappas. The only man in the world who has his name right next...
...existing border is based on an arbitration sponsored by President Cleveland, which, when finally handed down in 1899, was largely favorable to the British. Venezuela disputes the decision with an ardor that has increased as smaller Guyana became an independent nation and after Venezuela itself built highways, a steel mill, an aluminum plant and what will eventually be one of the world's largest hydroelectric projects on its side of the boundary. The Venezuelans particularly covet the bauxite and manganese in the disputed area, and last year even built a military base on Guyanese territory as a step toward...
AMERICANA PASTORAL. When the citizens of a depressed South Carolina town find that the savior who will revive their cotton mill is black, the stage is set for a dramatic exploration of attitudes and tensions. But Playwright Yabo Yablonsky's formalistic approach to his story keeps the action in chiaroscuro...
AMERICANA PASTORAL. The citizens of a deprived South Carolina town find that the savior who will revive their cotton mill is black. The town's rejection of prosperity on these terms, and the explosion that results, might have provided the occasion for a dramatic exploration of attitudes and tensions. But Playwright Yabo Yablonsky's formalistic approach to his story keeps the action in chiaroscuro...