Word: wideman
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...GLANCE AWAY by John Edgar Wideman. 1 86 pages. Harcourf, Brace & World...
...Though Eddie at first pegs him as a sentimental phony, their encounter grows from hostility to some understanding, and each leaves with a little more dignity and strength than he had before. A wisp of a theme, but written with a lyrical quality that makes the reader ache for Wideman's sad, inarticulate people...
First, they called a CBS all-night disk jockey, announcing that one of the boys, Richard Wideman, was about to enter his shower in an attempt to break the record. At that point...
Early the next morning, a CBS news program reported that the shower marathon had begun. Wideman was still in bed then. Later, he rose--and, undaunted by the imminent arrival of newspapermen--attended classes as usual...
...Ross called CBS to announce that Wideman had broken the record and was about to emerge from the shower. Fifteen minutes later, Wideman entered the shower for the first time to get in shape to meet the press...