Word: ward
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...WARD 7, by Valeriy Tarsis. A bitter novel about a group of Russian intellectuals languishing in an insane asylum because they dared oppose Soviet leaders...
Schweitzer clearly intended Lambarene to be his monument, and just before he died happily supervised the completion of a new ward. But soon after his burial, Schweitzer's daughter, Rhena Eckert, as much as admitted that the hospital might have a hard time surviving. "We will try to carry on his work," she told reporters, "but Lambarene as a spiritual center is irrevocably gone." In time, the Gabonese villagers may come to prefer the gleaming white government hospital a mile up the river. But Lambarene, and the world, will always have the memory of a giant who tried...
...WARD 7, by Valeriy Tarsis. A bitter novel about a group of Russian intellectuals languishing in an insane asylum because they dared to oppose Soviet leaders...
...President's viewpoint was well defined, of course, long before he encountered Barbara Ward's blueprint for what she calls "the good society." Yet, marvels Johnson, her book "excites and inspires me" with every reading. His admiration does not go unrequited. Says Barbara Ward: "His profound and compassionate understanding of the roots of poverty gives a unique dimension to the leadership he offers the world...
Juju itself is not on trial. Even the most sophisticated Nigerians carry amulets to ward off evil spells. Juju shrines dot roadsides throughout the country, and in 1960, to ensure good weather for week-long independence ceremonies, the Oba of Lagos reportedly hired witch doctors to drive away rain. Even the government counsel testified to the efficacy of juju potions, assured Justice Alexander that, properly treated, the flesh was impenetrable to a sharp whack from a machete...