Word: plunderings
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...aftermath of King's murder, Lyndon Johnson canceled his plans to fly to Hawaii for consultations with his military and diplomatic advisers on the delicate question of Viet Nam negotiations. Rioting and looting broke out in 62 cities from coast to coast. In manic reaction, the plunder ers went about their business in an almost carnival atmo sphere. Looting-"early Easter shopping," as one Harlem resident called it was the predominant activity, though some ghettos were burned as well...
After the Denarius. Throughout history, rulers unable to handle their monetary affairs have resorted to devaluation. The ancient Romans began to debase the denarius under Nero (A.D. 54-68) after they ran into-but failed to recognize-their balance of payments problems. Founded on plunder, Rome as an empire lacked the manufacturing, agriculture and commerce to pay for its costly imports. Trajan added copper to the once 99%-pure-silver denarius, and later the coin became wholly base metal. A century before Alaric sacked the Eternal City in A.D. 410, Rome had lost not only its purchasing power but also...
Florentine Jews who had managed to survive under Mussolini were suddenly in mortal danger. And to Hermann Goring and other shrewd predators, the wealth of Florentine art was irresistible. Long before the Allies approached the city, Wolf had assigned himself three dangerous tasks: to save lives, to prevent the plunder of the city's art, and to keep Florence from assault by having it declared an open city...
...play demonstrates how securely bricks of character can be sealed together with the mortar of plot. Anne Bancroft, George C. Scott, Richard Dysart and Margaret Leighton are expertly guided by Director Mike Nichols through gilt-edged performances as members of a family afflicted with a vulpine itch for plunder in the turn-of-the-century South...
...Lincoln Center demonstrates how securely bricks of character can be sealed together wilh the mortar of plot. Anne Bancroft, George C. Scott, Richard Dysart and Margaret Leighton are expertly guided by Director Mike Nichols through gilt-edged performances as members of a family afflicted with a vulpine itch for plunder in the turn-of-the-century South...