Word: victim
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Alleman rolled them off his 670-word list, they were shot back, letter-perfect, in Southern drawls, crisp New England accents or Midwestern twangs. Then one boy spelled ardent with an a, and a 14-year-old girl had the same trouble with lavender, ending with ar. Another victim spelled conscientious with a c instead of t. Clyde W. Dawson, 13, of New Mexico, tacked an se to the end of incandescence, and in a real gone voice groaned: "Oh-oh, I goofed...
While a good deal of talk about Lyndon Johnson as a presidential candidate was spreading across the South, the more likely possibility is that he will turn out to be a kingmaker. A heart attack victim, Lyndon Johnson as candidate would rob the Democrats of an issue they would otherwise use against Dwight Eisenhower. But as a skilled political maneuverer marching into Chicago with a considerable bloc of delegates behind him, he could be in a strong position to affect the nomination...
...Mouse-quick, the eight-year-old tried to grab the sailor's wallet, but the sailor weakly pushed him away. Unable to roll the man, the urchin sped away to sell him: in Naples bigger urchins pay 500 lire, perhaps 1,000 lire, for news of a likely victim to beat...
...Studio One offering. The Drop of a Hat, a study of venomous infighting among the career girls on a Manhattan fashion magazine. Jayne Meadows and Elizabeth Montgomery had no difficulty proving the deadliness of the determined female, and Nina Foch worked herself into a convincing neurosis as their outmaneuvered victim. Few males could watch this show without a premonitory shudder. In fact, it was a bad wreek all around for the male...
...good. Sir Andrew Aguecheek (G. Vipin), Maria (A. Lisyanskaya), the clown (B. Freindlich), and Fabian (S. Filippov) conspire wonderfully with their hands, grunts, and songs as well as their (Russian) words. Though his role loses depth in the director's editing, V. Merkuriev as Malvolio is a fine victim for the happy crew of conspirators...