Word: sampler
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Among the 33 Senate, 435 House and 36 Governors' races, some stand out because they offer a showdown on national issues, colorful personalities or hints of the national mood. Herewith a sampler of the more interesting races that contribute to the texture and flavor of the season...
DIED. Valerie Bettis, 62, mesmerizing modern dancer and dynamic, unconventional choreographer; of a heart attack; in New York City. The first modern dancer to choreograph for a major ballet company (Virginia Sampler in 1947 for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo), she also worked for Broadway and Hollywood, bringing back to the dance a concept of "total theater," the combined use of singing, dancing and acting in such ballets as As I Lay Dying, based on William Faulkner's novel, and A Streetcar Named Desire, a scorching version of Tennessee Williams' play...
...scope of the proposed sales is enormous. By the beginning of next year, the Reagan Administration hopes to dispose of 307 parcels totaling 60,000 acres. And this is only a sampler. Within the next five years, the Administration intends to get rid of 35 million acres by Executive Order. This is 5% of the Government's land holdings and constitutes an area the size of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts combined. If the first five-year plan is successful, the Government may decide to sell more in the future. Both President Reagan and his Interior Secretary James Watt...
...only in small quantities. Of Corné Toison d'Or chocolates, possibly Belgium's finest. Founder Marcel Jo seph Corné says, "They are to be bitten gently with the eyes closed." Perhaps. But true chocophiles mostly pursue their passion with eyes and wallets wide open. A sampler...
...Broadway straight drama is a waif, proffered an occasional crumb of grudging acceptance; in London it sits at the head of the theatrical table dispensing "a largess universal, like the sun." Herewith a sampler of three offerings-a scintillant farce, a strong message play and a classic...