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...carefully eschewed support of extreme right-wing causes in favor of a pragmatic middle-of-the-road approach-and his managers have made certain that the far right has no place in his campaign organization. Speaking to housewives in vegetable-growing Salinas, he conveyed just the right blend of humor and concern at the rising cost of living. "You ladies," he charmed, "know that if you stand in front of the asparagus counter at the supermarket these days, it's cheaper to eat money." To the charge that he is without experience in government, he has a simple, homely...
...bearded rabbi father (who chastely refused to look a woman in the face and could not, insists Author Singer, recognize his own wife) learnedly ruled his roost. He also ruled his rabbinical court, the Beth Din, an institution that dated from the days of Moses and was a blend of synagogue, law court and psychoanalyst's consulting room for the superstitious, the bereaved and the troubled. For Isaac Bashevis, it exemplified "the celestial council of justice, God's judgment, absolute mercy." One time a miserable pauper, who was forced to keep the corpse of his wife...
...lack the vocal technique to completely put over their most difficult scenes, they make up for it by turning in consistent performances which are frequently brilliant and effective. Silverstein moves powerfully, and flawlessly executes the stage business Babe has given him. Shuman's first outburst hits a superb blend of fear and repressed aggression...
Although nontheistic, Ethical Culture has legal recognition as a religion. Its ministers, called leaders, conduct marriage and funeral services and preside at Sunday morning meetings, which blend organ preludes and thoughtful moral lectures on issues of the day. Most of them have a practical knowledge of what they speak. Jerome Nathanson, chairman of the Fraternity of Leaders, heads the New York Committee to Abolish Capital Punishment. Another leader, Algernon Black, is active in SANE and the Euthanasia Society of America...
...leaders generally regard him as an Uncle Tom, and he plays the role well. He serves as president of the Opera Company of Boston and as chancellor of Old North Church. A softvoiced and articulate speaker, he only vaguely looks like a Negro. Brooke and the voters, in short, blend colors nicely together...