Word: touche
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...voices in the folk field, seemingly always about to crack or lapse into a sigh, as if the effort of every graceful phrase cost him pain. His melodic songs of love, loneliness and loss are romantic yet rigorously crafted ("You look to me / Like misty roses / Too soft to touch / But too lovely to leave alone"). This is by far the best record yet by a sensitive and gifted performer...
...from day to day. They share sloppiness and seeming crudity. Museumgoers in Chicago and Milwaukee this year found themselves climbing inside semitransparent, womblike constructions by Frank Lincoln Viner and Jean Lindner. Unlike Oldenburg's work, these works depict no recognizable object, but like it, they change with the touch of a human hand...
...long-predicted economic slowdown would at last materialize early next year. If it does, says Economist Arthur Burns, Eisenhower's former chief economic adviser and now a key Nixon man, some sort of surtax reduction will be possible. On the other hand, a tax reduction could well touch off a new round of inflation. With the inflation threat obviously in mind, Pierre Rinfret, Manhattan economic consultant and another Nixon adviser, conceded in London last week that Nixon might conceivably have to retain the surcharge, or even raise taxes. "I don't think," said Rinfret, "that the surcharge...
...band's activity," manager Whittemore said. "She could assert herself, since she's been with the band longer than anyone else, but she always asks permission to do things. She's a great help to a new manager. And she adds a very nice touch to the band--somebody not in authority, but someone you can count...
...House Standings Touch W L T PTS Quincy 8 0 0 16 Leverett 7 1 0 14 Dunster 6 2 0 12 Lowell 4 4 0 8 Dudley 3 5 0 6 Eliot 3 5 0 6 Adams 2 6 0 4 Kirkland 2 6 0 4 Winthrop...