Word: tragic
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Heritage and Its History, by Ivy Compton-Burnett. In impeccably stylized dialogue, the autor writes her 16th ostensibly comic novel, brimful of the vanity of human wishes and the tragic fatality of ancient Greek drama...
...Havelock Ellis, d) Albert Camus. 90. Died. Margaret Sullavan, 50, actress, who after death revealed a cause of her tragic behavior. She left: a) A note about her frustrations...
Unkindest cut of all came from French Skiing Official Robert Faure, who warned darkly that competitors might well be buried under the "astonishing snowfalls." Cried Faure: "The history of America's march westward is full of tragic adventures of pioneers perishing in the snow...
...basic research on algae. Of all those who expressed grief at her death, no one seemed more upset than Dr. George H. Mickey, 49, topflight scientist, dean of L.S.U.'s graduate school and head of the zoology department. "All of us at L.S.U. are profoundly shocked by the tragic event," said Mickey, "and are particularly anxious that the case be cleared as soon as possible." Four days later, George Mickey was arrested-and charged with the murder of Dr. Rosie McMillan...
...largest city makes its impact throughout the country. Educational neglect means aggravation of the conditions leading to irresponsibility and lawlessness among our youth, an increasing economic burden for social welfare, the perpetuation of islands of squalor amidst shining centers of commerce and culture. And what is most tragic of all, it means that the potential genius and greatness in some of the youth in New York will go largely undiscovered and undeveloped." The answer, that poor and immigrant New Yorkers have always managed to rise, is no comfort to Veteran Educator Heald. "Their rise was often promoted by a developing...