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...indeed a puzzling problem, Mr. Brunner, We were frankly stumped for some time. Webster's Dictionary informs us only that "a Bohemian adopts a mode of life in protest against the common conventions of society," and that "pseudo" means "sham...
...pseudo--or "sham"--Bohemian can only be regarded as a lost one. Perhaps his perversity is in a masochistic love for Bohemia's punishment. He will never be a real Bohemian because some day he will return to class-conscious society. In Mr. Brunner's athletic terms, he is indeed "a fake quick kick" against a society which will one day welcome him back as a Prodigal...
...aspects" of Eisenhower's policy, including reform of the Council of Economic Advisors, tax reform, farm policy, and foreign trade policy. He praised the Administration's management of the budget and said that although "growth of indebtedness should be carefully watched," it does not mean that present prosperity is "sham...
Behind the somewhat sham façade of force, a deadly serious game of consequences was being played. The Egyptians are in serious trouble over keeping Suez Canal pilots on the job. Right after Nasser took over, the old French company shrewdly offered all foreign pilots a three-year salary guarantee (average: about $11,000 a year) in return for a declaration of loyalty to the company. All but 40 of the 205 skilled navigators are foreigners-including 61 French. 54 British, two Americans. At least two-thirds signed the pledge...
...correct the deficiencies that show up in the prototypes, British aircraft "boffins," i.e., chairborne scientists, try to cover up to save costly redesigning. Despite the industry's often brilliant performance at Britain's annual Farnborough air show, Waterton points out that the show is "a lot of sham." The aircraft entered are often prototypes, years from the production line and often perilously undertested. Says he: "It is a miracle that there are not mass disasters at Farnborough every year...