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...young fellow with more than his share of pipe dreams and illusions. Pat is clearly sharp enough to see through his pretensions, but she does not make the effort: no Stanford graduate who has taken to frying eggs and making beds wants to tell her son that he should abandon his dreams. All of this becomes obvious almost from the time Pat arrives and begins making an overt effort to "understand" her son's patent inadequacies (like his helplessness in seeking a job). For the remainder of the hour, the point is ground home with unbearable repitition...
...SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORT on Black Rock Forest is unacceptable not only for its bizarre self-contradictions but also for its quick willingness to betray principles traditionally considered inviolable. The report recommends that Harvard abandon its nine-year stand and permit the sale of 240 acres of the area to Consolidated Edison. Con Ed, the New York power utility, needs the land to build the Storm King pumped storage hydroelectric plant, a project that has drawn the opposition of local residents, the City of New York and every major American conservation organization...
SUNDAY: The Caine Mutiny. Despite the teapot typhoons. Edward Dmytryk's 1954 sea drama is a powerful film with a devastating court martial climax. Humphrey, CH. 7. Noon. Color. 2 hrs. The Day the Earth Steed Still. Michael Rennie descends from an allen space rover to demand that Earth abandon nuclear testing in one of the early Sci.Fi greats. CH. 56. Noon...
...minority, or in some cases a majority holding in an ailing company. Whenever possible the agency tries to find private firms to buy shares as well. Often GEPI arranges a merger with a stronger company. If a company's situation appears hopeless, GEPI may simply abandon it and concentrate on developing a substitute industry in the region to provide alternative employment. In the case of Castelfranco Veneto's Confitex, GEPI bought a 100% interest in the firm and streamlined its production...
...doesn't speak for the middle segment of American society because it doesn't understand us," says Leon Phelps, who edited the short-lived competitor. Under-35 readers complain about the Eagle's refusal to advertise or review X-rated films. The paper also refuses to abandon male-female distinctions in its help wanted...