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Muskie's style is inconsistent. He can be very prim, exuding down-East caution and a lawyer's precision as he quibbles over the exact meaning of something that he has said earlier. On more relaxed occasions, he can be candid to the point of naivete and sloppy in his expression. That variation in the manner of Muskie's answers baffles even his friends; the seeming contradictions in the substance of what he says have made him vulnerable to attack. Pros within his own party believe that Muskie should make his positions plainer...
Like so many other U.S. educational reforms, such experiments may well succumb to official caution and orthodoxy. Still, thanks to free schools, it is just possible that quite a few public school kids will some day get a chance to earn A's for Playing with Gentle Glass Things or Writing Letters to Those You Love. To examine one of the freest models, TIME Correspondent Barry Hillenbrand last week visited the Exploring Family School, 12 miles from San Diego in El Cajon, Calif., comparing it with his experiences as a history teacher in the Peace Corps...
...second brake on the turn-around is the continuing caution of consumers, who saved a high 7.2% of their income during the quarter. They have begun to buy some expensive items, notably houses and cars. Compared with the same period last year, auto sales rose 13% in March and a record-setting 32% in the first ten days of April, keeping alive Detroit's hopes for a 10-million-car year. But in retail stores, appliances, furniture and other consumer durables are selling slowly. Says Ralph Lazarus, chairman of Federated Department Stores: "The trend has not improved...
...inept with peace. In Waterloo, he again directs less than he deploys. Psychological insight is conveyed by closeups of the stars' eyes, interminable crosscuts from the Duke of Wellington to Napoleon Bonaparte and fatuous "voiceover" soliloquies, like Napoleon's: "This Englishman has two qualities that I admire-caution, and above all courage...
...Weiland went on to say that the continual emphasis on offense and attack with the puck is the major downfall of American hockey. "Throwing caution to the wind is the style here, but you can't shoot the puck until you know how to take it away from someone. And the puck doesn't do you any good until you know how to skate...