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...advocate this policy of the "effective dialogue" on the world scale to tackle the problem of development. America, as the leader of the Western world, is expected by us all to play a pivotal role and pioneer the Western world in this dialogue. Together we can face this challenge through effective peace and establish a world system based on real harmony...
Liddell's biography is a pioneer work, for no one has ever presented a complete treatment of Cavafy's life in any language. Previous Cavafy scholars have dealt with biographical material only insofar as it has enhanced their particular interpretations of the poet's work; moreover, the dearth of source materials has made possible a wide spectrum of interpretations, and has even generated disagreement as to dates and details of the poet's life. Liddell has carefully scrutinized all previous sources in an effort to weed out fancy from fact, and the result is a thoughtful, sympathetic and above...
...travel. His $70 million fleet of ten planes-including three 345-passenger McDonnell Douglas DC-10 jumbo trijets-is painted in the red, white and black colors of his racing stud farm. The planes now work mainly on low-cost charters, including Advance Booking Charters, which Laker helped pioneer. But his No. 1 priority -or threat, as heads of the scheduled airlines would put it-is Skytrain, his proposed cheap ($135 one way), no-frills transatlantic air shuttle service...
...band of pious students at Williams College got caught in a thundershower, huddled under a haystack to keep dry and held a prayer meeting. By the time the downpour ceased they had vowed to carry the Christian message overseas. One of them eventually became a pioneer evangelist to India while others helped create the U.S.'s first two foreign mission boards...
...films are breaking box-office records in Utah and Idaho. They deal basically with pioneer-children stories, action adventures with strong moral kickers-all shamelessly calculated to make kids and adults laugh, cry and walk away feeling entertained, not emotionally drained. Dayton's first film, made in 1973, was Where the Red Fern Grows, a tale of a boy and his two hunting dogs. Financed with the help of Dayton's surgeon father-in-law, Dr. George Doty, Fern cost $500,000 but already has grossed $8 million. It starred Dayton's 16-year-old nephew, Stewart...