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...Right Stuff is as good as it makes John Glenn look, and his "that's right, brother," suggests the root of the movie's success. Above all else, The Right Stuff offers an engaging and appealing examination of a brotherhood of men. That these men-the seven chosen for Project Mercury in 1959-more often than not seem like boys only adds to Kaufman's realistic and colorful treatment of Wolfe's book, which in a sense chronicles a man's coming...
...attempt to retain the original flavor but appeal to a 1983 audience who might not have been around in 1964. Lehrer has changed a few of the more duted lyrics, but purists won't appreciate the minor improvement. One noted exception lies in the "National Brotherhood Week" refrain: Instead of having "Lena Horne and Sheriff Clark of Selma, Alabama, dancing cheek to cheek," he has the equally improbable duo of Rep. Gerry Studds (D-Mass) and Jerry Falwell taking up the pose...
...women were put in a nearby hotel at the same rate.) During previous games, teams had kept to themselves, rarely meeting athletes from other countries. But the Olympic Village, born of necessity, proved such a success that the Los Angeles Olympic Committee, which was credited with promoting international brotherhood, was recommended for a Nobel Peace Prize. With costs lowered so far, moreover, many countries, including Britain, Denmark and Sweden, suddenly decided they could participate. "We had to make it attractive for the athletes to come here," recalls Gwynn Wilson, who was associate manager for the Olympic committee. "I would...
...people come to it national consensus that our military presence in Lebanon is in the best interests of the United states and the world--as honest attempt to establish calm in this region of the world which has historically chosen war and bigotry and hatred rather than peace, brotherhood and community...
...cried. The crowd began cheering, but King, never pausing, brought silence as he continued. "I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slaveowners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood...