Word: polisher
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Gore Vidal can leave Benedict Arnold alone, but he can not restrain himself from trying to polish the tarnished reputation of his maternal ancestor Burr. He does not try to turn Burr into a hero, but he does attempt to make him into something less two dimensional than the flip side of a coin. For this day and age, Vidal's attempt constitutes a rehabilitation of Burr. No one tries to write Parson Weems-type historical fiction anymore: larger-than-life heroes like Washington are no longer very appealing. To turn a villian into a hero of today's world...
Unpopular Cases. The son of a Polish-born minister who served in Waco's First Evangelical Free Church, Jaworski was just 19 when he got his law degree from Baylor University. He went on to a spectacular career as a courtroom practitioner known for his tough but ethical cross-examinations. After World War II, Colonel Jaworski led the prosecution of the U.S. Army's war-crimes trials (the forerunners of those at Nuremberg). In civilian life, he often took on unpopular cases in the South, including the defense of a black who had murdered a white couple...
...screening, crafting of handmade sterling silver jewelry and making of Dutch eggshell ornaments. Booths which will offer the added excitement of providing audience participation include Ukrainian egg decorating where children and adults can decorate hard boiled eggs under the direction of a skilled craftsman, chess tournaments, Japanese origami and Polish paper cutting...
...range of foods from many lands to be sampled includes Indonensian "satay" (beef tidbits on bamboo skewers), Polish "golabki" (stuffed cabbage), German potato salad and American barbecued ribs. Others include Armenian, Bengali, Chinese, Egyptian, French, Greek, Hawaiian, Indian, Irish, Italian, Portuguese, Scottish, Turkish and Ukrainian dishes. For those with a sweet tooth there will be many pastries and an international candy booth...
FRANKFORT, West Germany--American armies have started massing along what was once known as the Iron Curtain as the Revolutionary Council continued to issue stern warnings to Soviet satellites in Eastern Europe calling for immediate reforms. "You have betrayed socialism," read the latest warning, sent to the Polish government. "Begin taking steps toward economic political democracy or face the consequences." Uprisings were already reported in Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria...