Word: resorters
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...bells are not strictly carillons. They were invented by monks several centuries ago, and only sixteen different pieces of music have been written for them. The sounds are strangely dissonant and have been described as both "Savagely primitive" and "godawful." Since few players know the original music, they must resort to improvising. This is especially difficult since, according to the terms of the gift, the bells must be played in the Russian manner. When the monks rang them, they kept the largest bell swinging continually, its deep bass forming a background for the rest of the weird chorus. Operators claim...
Pale-faced Clement Attlee was first on his feet. "Once there is a war in the modern age, in the last resort, any weapon will be used," he said. "There is no guarantee that in some country, at some time, there may not arise to power a fanatic who hated the human race or believed that all civilization might be destroyed." Equality of Annihilation. The old, familiar figure stumped up to the dispatch box. With a twinkle in his eye, Sir Winston threw in his well-assembled rebuttal. "I cannot feel that this is a day of tribulation," he said...
Target: Guatemala. "We went along with the U.S. because it has sacrificed blood and treasure in the fight against Red aggression and it wanted the resolution badly," said one delegate. "If we did not agree, the U.S. might resort to unilateral action. That would be far worse." The meaning of the Caracas resolution is precisely that it calls for joint action...
...Nassau Stratocruiser last week and reflected with satisfaction on the progress of his newest enterprise. In his 73 years, Wenner-Gren has made fortunes in Electrolux vacuum cleaners and refrigerators, Bofors antiaircraft guns and Mexican telephones. But of late, his major interest has been building a fabulous tropical resort worthy of the monocled titles and Palm Beach socialites that Swedish-born Wenner-Gren (who started his career at 15? an hour in a New Jersey tractor factory) finds congenial...
...white beaches, a sunny, breeze-cooled climate and enough bonefish, wahoo, tarpon, blue teal, ducks and wild pigs to win rave notices from rod-and-gun editors. Spending $2,000,000, Wenner-Gren built a luxurious Lighthouse Club (with appointments in silver) and a well-fitted yacht club. The resort opened last month...