Word: nods
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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LORD OF THE FLIES. With scarcely a nod to Novelist William Golding's chilling allegory of the essential evil in man's nature, the producers end up with little more for your money than a scary adventure story about a band of castaway boys on a desert island...
...narrator, an oddly dressed fellow named Mr. Nod (I always called him the sandman) wanders through the world spreading the Moral Rearmament message. He is encouraged when an American astronaut returns to report that he did see (or at least hear) God in space. Naturally enough, that's why he found it so startling...
...Premier-designate last week. Out after nearly three years in office was scrappy little Amintore Fanfani, tagged with most of the blame for heavy Christian Democratic losses in last month's national elections. Summoned to Rome's Quirinal Palace by President Antonio Segni to get the nod as Premier was cautious, quiet Aldo Moro, secretary-general of the Christian Democratic Party...
...noses out by six weeks the 20th century Yale youth record held by Robert M. Hutchins, the boy wonder who became a full professor and acting dean of the law school in 1927. Sinanoglu's nearest current rival is Guido Calabresi, another Yale law professor who got the nod last year; but he was then an aging 29. Gallingly enough, Sinanoglu is not the youngest full professor in Yale's 262 years. The record belongs to Yale's first chemistry professor. Benjamin Silliman, who got the job in 1802 at the age of 23.*Silliman, of course...
...than he did during his premiership a year ago; according to waggish Paris comment, Pompidou was like a mistress whom De Gaulle saw with pleasure, but who lost many of his charms when he became la légitime, that is, wife. If De Gaulle gives the expected nod, Michel Debré will take over the job of president of the Gaullist U.N.R. faction in the Assembly and employ his undeniable talents in dealing with the ineffective leadership, poor organization and internal friction that have recently plagued the party...