Word: symbolization
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...Gift for Wordy Drama and Symbol...
...even John XXIII, has touched so many people of all creeds. Indeed, during an era that knows great political leaders only in memory -Churchill, Gandhi, Mao, Roosevelt -he is the premier personality on the international stage. Like those more conventional statesmen, he has a gift for word, drama and symbol, and an indefinable charisma. Unlike them, he has been a traveling celebrity seen in person by millions, his impact multiplied many times over, like loaves and fishes, through television and the press...
...majority. The biggest winner in this disillusioned city of 2 million, beset by youth protest and a wave of squatters taking over vacant buildings, was the Alternative List: a motley array of leftists, environmentalists, pacifists and others who reject all aspects of West German society. Using the symbol of a green hedgehog, this irreverent protest group polled 7.2%, and for the first time gained representation in the city parliament with nine seats. The Alternativen thus upset the old three-party balance and complicated the task of finding a working majority...
...Government had bowed to pressure from the tobacco industry. The association's directors, who met with the model last week, plan to puff Brooke's message in an independent campaign. That is fine with her. Brooke does not fret at being Calvinized as a teen sex symbol, but, says she: "I don't want to be typecast as a smoker...
Despite the obvious discrimination against her, Horne broke barriers for black entertainers, and both races found in her a symbol, a proof that black actors could make it in Hollywood. She was desperate to return to New York, which she loved, and to all of her friends. Says she: "I really hated Hollywood and I was very lonely. The black stars felt uncomfortable out there." But no less a person than Count Basie persuaded her to stay. "You have to," he argued. "They don't give us a chance very often. When they do, we have to take...