Word: spiro
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Lionel Spiro, a member of the freshman group, said that a ruling by the freshman dean's office would make the Jubilee Committee personally responsible for payment of the debt...
...Gerald Durrell was ten years old in 1934 when his family settled on the Ionian resort island of Corfu for what proved to be a five-year stay. Fending off a swarm of taxi drivers, the Durrells met their own personal "Zorba the Greek" when a swarthy islander named Spiro shouted to the beleaguered family, "Hoy! Whys donts you have someones who can talks your own language?" Neither Spiro nor the local hotel guide could quite grasp certain Anglo-Saxon eccentricities ("But Madame, what for you want a bathroom? Have you not got the sea?"). The Durrells were soon ensconced...
Each of ten committee members will supervise a particular phase of the weekend's activities. William E. Rapp is vice-chairman and treasurer; Peter J. Solomon, Friday night chairman; Robert T. Sakowitz, Saturday night chairman; Lionel B. Spiro, refreshments; Ronald W. Fox, tickets; Charles C. Adams, entertainment; Robert C. Zeeb, decorations; Henry A. Billeter, programs; Kenneth J. Robinson, miscellaneous; and Thomas M. Engelsing, publicity...
...elected members of the committee are Charles C. Adams III, Henry A. Billeter, Thomas M. Engelsing, Ronald W. Fox, Ronald S. Luedemann, William E. Rapp, Kenneth J. Robinson, Robert T. Sakowitz, Peter J. Salomon, Lionel B. Spiro and Robert C. Zeeb...
...Osborn is a damned good cartoonist, but it is obvious that the people like such cars. Were the general taste somewhat more refined, Detroit would soon have to change. Why do Americans like such hideous cars? ANATOL SPIRO Copenhagen...