Word: outspoken
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...Greek, Z and State of Siege are known to millions. The man himself-Marxist, former member of the Greek Parliament, self-described composer to the masses-is a less familiar figure. Part of the reason: over the years he has fr quently found himself in Greek prisons for his outspoken ways...
...surprising facility as an amateur bartender (he is one of the few people left who knows how to mix a sidecar). He has, however, been acquiring a reputation as a hard-liner on inflation and as a holder of what Nixon wryly described as "rather, shall we say, outspoken" views. Fellner's views are, in fact, not all that unusual. His daring in voicing them out loud assuredly is-and it promises some lively times on the CEA, especially if, as rumored, Fellner eventually succeeds Herbert Stein as head of the council...
...convention in Houston went on to approve the ordination of women as deacons, a critical step toward eventual ordination of female priests. But such changes did not sit well with many of the church's 3,400,000 members. Indeed, criticism of Presiding Bishop John E. Hines, an outspoken friend of the progressives, doubtlessly contributed to his decision to retire next May, 2½ years before the end of his term...
...Panagoulis plans to write a book about his five years in jail, to be called either Filthy Dogs or The Silly Colonel. Even at his release, he continued to be explosive in his expressions of hatred for the present regime. Other prisoners were less outspoken but almost as intransigent...
When the movie version of Jesus Christ Superstar opened in New York City this month, Jewish organizations were outraged. Most outspoken was the American Jewish Committee. The committee's watchdog for anti-Semitism in Christian materials, Presbyterian Gerald Strober, called the film "much worse" than the play. For one thing, said Strober, the mob at Jesus' trial is specifically labeled as "you Jews" in the film script. And as on the stage, the Jewish high priests are deep-dyed villains...