Word: vigor
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Lady at My Place, done in 1961. The tiresome shibboleths of the gratuitously embattled art world vanish: the figurative and abstract paintings consort like long-time companions, and the brilliant assembly proves that no school has a monopoly on beauty. Even the most familiar artists brim with youth and vigor in this collection...
ARRIVING for an inspection trip in Bucharest last week, Nikita Khrushchev seemed weary, listless, and troubled by the heat. Briefly, Khrushchev recovered his remarkable vigor, then sagged again as an aide read one speech and Khrushchev canceled another address entirely. Clearly, at 68, the top man in the Kremlin is beginning to lose his bounce. He is overweight (5 ft. 5 in., almost 200 lbs.) has high blood pressure and a heart condition. According to one rumor, he is receiving injections of water and procaine (better known by the trade name Novocain), a dubious treatment devised by a Rumanian woman...
...possibility of Republicans unseating Democratic Governors in four key states: Michigan (George Romney), Pennsylvania (William Scranton). Ohio (James Rhodes) and California (Richard Nixon). ''Holding a Governor's office gives you a key to basic statewide strength." said one committeeman. There was also talk of new vigor in the committee itself. Said a Midwest committeeman: "The oldtimers are finally fading. At each meeting now. one or two more are gone, and that's all to the good." But despite the lightheartedness. Chairman Miller's declaration that "I have never seen the enthusiasm greater" seemed overblown...
Because the state constitution forbids them to succeed themselves. South Carolina's Governors usually spend the latter part of their four-year term looking around for a new job. Embarking on just such a search in 1944, Governor Olin Dewitt Johnston, then 47. combined youthful vigor and a slashing attack to unseat Senator "Cotton Ed" Smith, a scarred old veteran who broke all existing records for Senate longevity.-This year, at 65 a veteran of more than 17 years in the Senate, Olin Johnston knew how Cotton Ed must have felt. Opposing him in the state's Democratic...
...This year is going to determine a great deal in both parties for the future." His brown hair is greying and his wrinkles are deeper, but he still exudes vigor - particularly when he is among the voters...