Word: trains
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Novotnŷ period. Now, at the graves of the two patriots in the village of Lany, small green shrubs have been planted to form letters that spell the presidential motto, "Truth Prevails." Schools in Prague and Bratislava have been renamed after both men. And some mornings, as the train pulls into Prague Central Station, an exuberant conductor may call out, "Masaryk Station!"-its name before the Communists took over and changed...
...worthy of the best jazz musicians. Into 'Silver Lining' now and Beck has a singing, singing guitar, Rod Stewart itching and arching with a tambourine. Beck does more--a rich screeching, waves of unearthly sound over and over, soulful wails. The fired crowd howls for more. Somebody shouts for 'Train' which is what the Yardbirds were doing in 'Blow-Up'. Beck looks at Waller taking up the challenge and they invent a melody to be called from now on 'Train'. The sound of the tracks on wheels, the howl of the whistle, the engine, and the train and its heavy...
...Government. When the Rev. Ralph Abernathy led his flock to trespass on Capitol Hill, Washington police arrested 261 of them almost gently. Another 124 were picked up in the dying shantytown, and their belongings were meticulously catalogued for later retrieval. Even the mules, finally arriving in their 13-wagon train from Mississippi, went to pasture donated by a Washingtonian. There was an abortive riot in the Washington ghetto. But the authorities-particularly Mayor Walter Washington-stuck to their restraint. Resurrection City's cost to Washington: $532,000, mostly for extra police...
...French railway station a woman bids goodbye to a friend. Then she boards the train-and sneaks out on the other side of the platform. A classic Hitchcock opening for a film that is missing only one vital ingredient: Alfred Hitchcock. In the maestro's place, however, is his greatest disciple, Director Francois Truffaut, who considers Hitchcock "an artist of anxiety" to be placed alongside Kafka...
Ethel requested that all the tens of thousands of letters of condolence be answered; she sent telegrams to the families of two bystanders killed by a train as they waited for Kennedy's funeral train to pass through Elizabeth, N.J., and ordered a huge toy dog for a three-year-old injured in the accident. She also found the time and courage to help close down her husband's Washington campaign headquarters, shaking hands with each volunteer and thanking him for his effort...