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Arriving in Manhattan for a tour of universities, Welsh Poet Dylan (rhymes with penicillin) Thomas found time for some shop talk with the New York Times. Who was his favorite poet of the century? "Thomas Hardy," said Thomas. His favorite word? "I like to put down the word blood. It's a curious kind of word; it means insanity, among other meanings...
...judge had a ticklish task. Which one of the six dogs would he choose? English setter, wire-haired dachshund, Welsh terrier, Brussels griffon, standard poodle or Doberman pinscher? Each dog had been trained to the tail tip, each had survived a two-day ordeal of poking and prodding by judges. Each was the best of its breed and the best of its group. Now, from all the 2,451 dogs originally entered last week in the 76th annual Westminster Kennel Club Show at Madison Square Garden, the judge had to choose one as the best...
...Great Rogue." For some years he struggled to make both ends meet, practicing with small profit first in Welsh mining towns, then in a shabby London street. But almost overnight, his luck turned. He was called in, purely for emergency reasons, to attend a wealthy patient, and in her wake came an avalanche of Mayfair clients who filled his purse with a "golden stream." Unlike his Scottish and Welsh patients, many of these newcomers were merely "idle, spoiled and neurotic," but young Dr. Cronin was too thrilled by success to care much about that "("I was, I assure...
There was nowhere near a capacity audience at the Plymouth last night to hear Emlyn Williams, the Welsh actor, give the premiere of a program of readings from Dickens which he has been preparing for over a year. This was a great pity, both because an unfilled house dampens the spirits of performer and audience alike, and because the quality of Mr. Williams' rendition deserved a far more enthusiastic response...
...David Maxwell Fyfe, 51, a Scotsman who became one of Britain's famous barristers in his career, King's Counsel at 33. then Solicitor General and Attorney General -Home Secretary and also Minister for Welsh Affairs (a new post created by Churchill to appease Welsh nationalists). Fyfe was a prosecutor at the Niirnberg war crime trials, has a special interest in transport, industrial development, town & country planning. A shrewd legal brain and a strong Tory figure, he was offered the job of Minister of Labor, but turned it down. The re ported reason: the Home Secretary ship...