Word: silents
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...said last night he would "prefer to remain silent" on the possibility of Lewis's coming here...
...asked what he considered the role of the modern poet to be, the winner of the 1973 National Book Award for Poetry replied with a new work titled "Ego Confession." "I want to be known as the most brilliant man on earth," said Ginsberg, "who overthrew the CIA with silent thought ... who sang of blues that made rock stars weep and moved old black guitarists to laughter in Memphis ... who could call the Justice Department and threaten to blow the whistle ... who wasn't afraid of God or death after his 48th year...
Although he keeps discreetly silent, the suspicion prevails that Caramanlis favors King Constantine's return, if only as a figurehead. A plebiscite on December 10 will decide whether to preserve the monarchy. In a similar vein--which emphasizes his inclination towards executive strength at the expense of the parliamentary branch--he may envision a republic after de Gaulle's model...
...four weeks, while the 1974 Synod of Bishops met in Rome, Pope Paul VI had dutifully sat silent through the plenary sessions as Roman Catholic bishops from around the world frequently criticized their church and often made bold suggestions for improving it (TIME, Oct. 28). Not until the final session did the Pope get his chance at rebuttal. He first congratulated the bishops for making the synod a "positive experience." He was pleased, he said, at the "increasing vitality of the particular churches." But he then went on to make it clear who was still boss. He was, he reminded...
...asks whether Massachusetts will be remembered "for its angry mobs stoning children," and says, "We will not be silent...