Word: wisdoms
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Conventional wisdom has preached that Watergate will have a stunning impact on elections, converting incumbency from an asset into a liability and making this the year of the ethical amateur in politics. The analysis is logical enough, but politics often is not. Primaries in five states last week provided such mixed results that only one thing seemed certain: the electorate is still writing the 1974 political script...
Woody Stephens started amassing his racing wisdom when he was 13. The son of a tobacco farmer in the hamlet of Midway, Ky., Stephens broke his first yearling in 1927, and a year later dropped out of high school to sign a five-year contract as an apprentice jockey. When he grew too big to ride, Stephens turned to training, scoring his first victory in 1940. His total involvement with all facets of racing includes even horse matchmaking-it was Stephens' idea to mate Bold Bidder and Queen Sucree in 1970. The product was named Cannonade. To this...
...According to Conroy's book, The Water is Wide (the basis for Irving Ravetch and Harriett Frank Jr.'s script) pollution from surrounding factories ruined Yamacraw Island and starved its hunters and fishermen. Frustration spurred violence that scarred all families. Perhaps Collier cannot believe that a black culture's "wisdom, strength and humor" could abide such adversity. Her contention that Conroy takes on "the White Man's Burden of bringing civilization to the uncivilized" misinterprets Conroy's purpose. When Conroy talks to his kids about general American history and culture (white and black--James Brown and Willie Mays get mentioned...
...wonders how long it will be before Israel sees the wisdom of withdrawing behind its pre-1967 borders and accepting the Arabs' willingness to recognize Israel's right to exist. The recent war showed that the Arabs are closing the technological gap; with their superior numbers and Soviet aid, they pose a growing threat. Another war may prove to be a total catastrophe for Israel. And how much longer should the U.S. support an intransigent client in an area that must be defused...
...Degler shows. For the present time, though, William Faulkner remains the unrivalled social historian of the Other South, the South and their various causes. And at least until some future historian discovers enough original manuscripts, diaries or records to fill in the history of the dissenting South, the wisdom of Yoknapatawpha will endure...