Word: path
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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While most of this yarn is expertly comical, Linklater's Scots satire does not sustain the brilliance of, say, Honor Tracy's jape at the Irish, The Straight and Narrow Path. Too many other elements (including Yacky Doo's mawkish death) intrude on the story's essential mixture of fondness and malice. But Author Linklater's entertainment survives its flaws. His most effective jest is at the expense of the reader who, eager to read the imaginary Burns erotica, leafs ahead to find some. The novel is salted with verses, but most of them...
...Tammany Chief Carmine De Sapio. He rubbed shoulders with Negro and white officials in a reception thrown by New York's Mayor Wagner, made a speech to the largest Roman Catholic men's club in Brooklyn, conferred with wealthy Wall Streeters, and in total, stomped a path that would have done credit to Jeb Stuart...
...Peking") and giving increased power to three ex-guerrilla commanders headed by tough, commonsensical Belkacem Krim (TIME, July 7, 1958). Since De Gaulle has long insisted that he will deal only with the military leaders of the revolt, the new rebel "Cabinet" seemed to smooth the path toward negotiations between France and the rebels. But before meeting with De Gaulle, the rebels had to have an answer to one vital question: Was the French army loyal enough to De Gaulle to impose on Algeria's European diehards the free elections and freedom from revenge which De Gaulle had promised...
...Bridal Path. A mildly funny, thoroughly charming, beautifully photographed piece of dialect comedy about a handsome young Scottish farmer (Bill Travers) with marriage on his mind...
...obscured by many foothills. Some of these must be climbed, some must be gone around, and a good road must be built as the advance proceeds. In some places there will be short cuts, but in general the going will be rough." Rough or smooth, short cut or direct path, Kishi on his record, can be depended upon to keep climbing...