Word: vineyard
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...officially headed by Secretary of State Edward Reilly Stettinius Jr., fresh from his triumphs in Moscow. But before Stettinius arrived, the U.S. delegation was mustered by Assistant Secretary Nelson A. Rockefeller, who, having labored long and lovingly, is now beginning to know his way around in the Latin American vineyard. Of the other nations, Mexico, the host, had 36 delegates, Cuba 23. Nearly all sent their Foreign Ministers, with technical aides for facts-&-figures discussions, and plenty of decorative women for dancing and dinner parties...
RETURN TO THE VINEYARD - Mary Loos & Walter Duranty-Doubleday, Doran ($2.50). Scenarist Loos and Reporter Duranty speculate on what happens when the surviving citizens of a Nazi-ruined village go back to it after the war. The citizens of Vineyard, a winegrowing village, live in caves, work hard to restore the blighted grape vines, manage to start a new life despite terrific obstacles. Young Anna's mind is cleared by her love of Joseph, Leah's viciousness subsides when her German lover is allowed to enter the community. Hollywood will not have to revise the ending...
Also in the Vineyard. Comparable to A.C.B. is Manhattan's John Price Jones Corp., whose small, ruddy-faced Mr. Jones is best known of all the fund-raisers. Yet he seldom solicits accounts, considering inconspicuousness a professional asset...
Vacationing at Martha's Vineyard, the Rev. Adam Clayton Powell, pastor of Manhattan's Abyssinian Baptist Church and Manhattan's first Negro Congressman-to-be popped off to a reporter...
Whether you choose the Vineyard or Nantucket cruise, the trip will be a Sunday well spent, and will offer a relaxing break in a strenuous week of study...