Word: sweets
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Despite his relatively modest demands, which Congress will almost certainly slim still further, Johnson proposed some pragmatic innovations, mostly in the methods by which the U.S. doles out the dollars. He hopes to sweet-talk-or strong-arm-other nations and international organizations into cooperating to help needy nations and, in turn, to encourage recipient nations to cooperate with their neighbors in regional development programs...
...seems to write out of an astonishing range of information about art, politics, corruption, finance. His imagery is sharp: "They were beautiful children, completely out of control, sweet, active and savage as weasels." He is occasionally aphoristic: "Friendships, like marriages, are dependent on avoiding the unforgivable." His only persistent fault is that he frequently falls into the Perry Mason syndrome. To wind up a plot quickly, the top suspect is likely to say, "All right, I did it," and then babble the confession without which he would go free...
Hall replaced rugged Bill McBride for a while--now they get about equal playing time. Both like to operate in the center: Hall has a sweet hook, McBride prefers to crash the offensive boards...
...that one quick way to command attention is to win a musical joust. One of the most impressive of such champions is England's Wilfred Josephs; by winning the $5,000 top prize in the first La Scala competition with his Requiem, he gained international recognition and the sweet satisfaction of having conductors court him for a change...
Today, sporting a powder-blue tuxedo, monogrammed shirt cuffs, alligator shoes and a diamond ring on his pinkie, Rawls is savoring the sweet life to the utmost. After all, he said last week as he looked back on his grubbing chitlin days, "I paid my dues...