Word: spokes
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...fine day. "They'd rather be at the beach," he said. But when his helicopter settled down, there were 100,000 waiting to listen and cheer. Kennedy, obviously pleased, responded with fervor. As he promised a partnership between the U.S. and a new Europe (see THE WORLD), he spoke in a loud and firm voice, thumped the rostrum with his fist to drive home his points...
...collapsing social structure which is somehow still better than any alternative. That Faulkner in his literary works never addressed the particular social issues that beset the South testifies to his deepest integrity as an artist. Recently, in a meeting with students at the University of Virginia, Faulkner spoke of his own writings on social and political problems. He noted that the writer, when he wrote letters or editorials or involved himself directly with specific issues, was not to be trusted. "Sometimes." said Faulkner, "the writer says what he doesn't believe, and sometimes he doesn't know what he believes...
...must take exception to the remark that I was "the only unhappy man in the hall." Members of the American embassy, press and band to whom I spoke shared my anger at Mr. Goodman's obvious lack of interest in making this performance of the Rhapsody a success. Indeed, after our rehearsal I would have canceled the performance outright had it not been for the very special circumstances. I might add that Mr. Goodman's sudden decision to stand on the far side of my piano took place at the last moment, while we were on stage...
Said Union President David McDonald: "The agreement was reached without government intervention or pressure from any outside source." As for the companies, Kaiser Aluminum spoke for them when it called the new contract "an outstanding example of collective bargaining working as it should work...
Attempting the feat here is Richard Basehart, whose work has been mainly in the cinema. His is an honest, valiant effort; and much of Richard comes through, though a complete Richard eludes him. At the opening performance, he often spoke too softly, but I trust he has better guaged the acoustics of the theater by now. (And Fletcher might give thought to decreasing the number of lines spoken by others with back to the audience...