Word: questionability
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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That moderation became another victim of Mein's assassins. Méndez not only ordered flags to half-staff in mourning, but also temporarily reimposed emergency government powers, including the right to make arrests without a warrant. Outgoing foreign-press dispatches were delayed and censored. The question remained: Who killed the ambassador? A statement attributed to the pro-Castro Rebel Armed Forces (FAR) claimed that they had tried to kidnap Mein in retaliation for the arrest of an FAR terrorist four days earlier. That was most likely the answer...
...ADORATION OF THE SHEPHERDS. The scene fairly breathes piety and tranquillity. Indeed, the painting is one of the most popular masterpieces owned by Washington's National Gallery. Yet the question of who did it is surrounded by acrimony. Art Dealer Joseph Duveen and Critic Bernard Berenson broke off their friendship after an argument over whether it is by Giorgione or by his protégé, Titian. The scarcity of Giorgione's work compounds the problem. He died in his early 30s, and left behind only six or seven paintings. Thus, when Duveen bought The Adoration, he preferred...
Most top executives who switch to new companies agree with Robert Anderson, a 22-year Chrysler veteran who became president of North American Rockwell's commercial-products division last February. He calls his move "more a question of opportunity than of money." Opportunity, of course, usually beckons most strongly to those who consider themselves stymied in No. 2 jobs. A notable example is Litton Industries. With Chairman Charles B. ("Tex") Thornton, 55, and President Roy Ash, 49, showing no signs of yielding control, Litton has spawned a host of chief executives for other companies, including such "Lidos" (for Litton...
Ever since Pope Paul's controversial anti-contraception encyclical, more and more priests and theologians have felt compelled to publicize their disagreement. Their actions inevitably raise a question of discipline; the answer depends on the attitude and personality of the bishop involved. In some cases the response has been stern indeed...
...question is not only whether Tom Wolfe can be taken seriously but whether he can be taken at all. He uses a language that explodes with comic-book words like "POW!" and "boing." His sentences are shot with ellipses, stabbed with exclamation points, or bombarded with long lists of brand names and anatomical terms. He is irritating, but he did develop a new journalistic idiom that has brought relief from standard Middle-High Journalese. His outlook is partly cool, partly hysterical, and just slightly unconventional enough to make it provocative. The need for journalists like Wolfe is clear...