Word: suspectible
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...brought out at this point," he intones at us in his mock Gothic script, nose and pince nex dabbling the air above the rostrum, "that the right handed person is correct, natural, and beloved by Providence." The tone deepens and the face frowns, nose still dabbling at the suspect air. "It has occurred to some of us who keep our eyes open that there are entirely too many left handed people worming their way into positions of power. According to reliable research, nearly one out of two federal tax collectors is left-handed, a percentage of better than fifty percent...
Choosing between imitations raises the matter of standards, which I suspect is the true issue of the letter. What is our policy? Do we discriminate preferentially against some writers, conspiring with others to bore and confuse the public? What do we stand for," anyway...
...undo in a few days the work of generations of men," he continued. "And a community which has begun to suspect itself, where rumblings of discontent cannot be openly examined and discussed, has lost a priceless possession...
Movie number one is the thriller. A destitute American named Tom has been commissioned to lure an expatriate Phillipe away from Italy and Marge, a beautiful but suspect art student. Hating his sadistic charge and envious of his wealth, Tom murders him, disposes of the body and in a dangerous game of impersonation seeks to substitute himself for his victim...
...Streets "Yale Square." Some memorial to Yale is long over-due in the city of his birth. Vellucci may have had some thoughts of embarassing Councillor Belin (Yale '39) by the measure; the fact that he didn't later his irresponsible style in submitting the measure leads one to suspect it. But if so, Cambridge is for once the gainer by Vellucci's petulance...