Word: wising
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...night he gathered a few tuxedoed stalwarts from the Hill for roast sirloin au jus and crépes suzette. That wise and respected patriarch, Vermont's George Aiken, who is retiring from the Senate, was on his right, and Nixon hoisted a glass to Aiken's 33 years of legislative wisdom...
...optimist might predict that in less than five years both admissions to the College and the occupancy quotas of every House will be "equalized." But, in the meantime, the wise man will not be holding his breath...
...Wise said Tuesday he believes that it was "an unfair bargaining practice" for the city to deny pay increases to the police on the basis of their possible effect on future contract negotiations with the Fire Department...
...state collective bargaining law that goes into effect in July of this year will permit the police in future negotiations to ask for an independent labor arbiter whose decision will be final, Wise said. Negotiations for next year's contract will start in August, he added...
Bertolt Brecht's The Caucasian Chalk Circle ranks with the greatest plays ever written. It's based on an old legend about a wise judge who has to decide which of two mothers a child belongs to, and it has a tender quality that blends with the acerbic honesty you expect from Brecht. The Winter's Tale is the only other play I know with as deep a feeling for dialectic change and the hope it makes possible. With any kind of production, it should be a good play not to miss. Opens tonight, 7:30 p.m. at the Loeb...