Word: widowing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Other residents of Spring Mill Estates, an affluent Indianapolis suburb, knew Marguarite Jackson as "the demon lady." Though known to be rich, the plump, white-haired widow, 66, lived modestly, seldom venturing beyond the chain-link fence that guarded her weed-choked, three-acre property. Delivery men were instructed to stop on the street, honk, then pass their parcels to her over the fence. Lights blazed in the beige stone house day and night. When Mrs. Jackson did appear, her talk was a litany of paranoia. She cussed out other residents for complaining about her trash on the roadside...
...edge of his seat. Yves Montand turns in yet another tour de force as the pacifist legislator whose brutal assassination triggers the investigation that inexorably leads to the top layer of the Junta: Bear in mind, however, that no Watergate-style denouement awaits the generals. Irene Pappas' brooding widow adds little to the film; the role limits her to a couple of disconsolate weeping sessions and some blank stares. But Jean-Louis Tritignant provides the needed complement to Montand as he relentlessly pursues the Truth in his capacity as the prosecutor who smells something fishy somewhere. Some viewers may find...
...Plan, which would have given cash grants to the unemployed and working poor. An urban family of four would have a basic cash benefit of $4,400 a figure 25% below the current poverty level as determined by the Federal Government. A single adult would get $2,250; a widow living with two children would receive $3,600. But there would be a catch: to receive aid, every adult deemed capable of working would have to look for a job. If unable to find one in 13 weeks, he or she would have to accept a job created...
...Stevens stockholders meeting, representatives of civil rights, church and labor groups led by Coretta Scott King (the widow of Martin Luther King Jr.) attempted to introduce a resolution demanding data on Stevens's labor practices. The overflow crowd soon turned raucous. In response to the questions and outbursts from the audience, Chairman Finley declared, "This is my meeting and I'm running it." Someone then reminded him that it was supposed to be a stockholders meeting, and Finley apologized. Later, when asked what rules were being used to run the meeting, Finley answered, "Our rules...
When Carla Francis had finished dressing for a Dallas dinner party, her lawyer husband James took one look at her laced-up Merry Widow costume and expostulated, "Mercy! Are you going out that way?" "It does call attention," agreed Carla. "But Yves Saint Laurent says...