Word: choses
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...most difficult problems of all, Nixon's mechanical approach may be more promising. Yet efficiency is a means, not an end, and can become meaningless in the absence of a creative policy-and worthy policymakers. Despite his image as a hardheaded selector of talented men, Nixon chose the mediocre Spiro Agnew as running mate to avoid antagonizing Southern Republicans, while Humphrey picked the better-qualified Edmund Muskie. "Agnew is not a racist," said Massachusetts Senator Edward Brooke, last week. Then, in an extraordinary burst of candor, he added: "I hope I'm right. I hope for the good...
Other proposals under evaluation include substituting computer programming or demography courses for the language requirement; making colloquia and seminars optional; and the creation of a variety of other graduate courses taught by junior faculty, advanced graduate students, or by the students who chose to organize a course on their...
...getting tired of being a studio musician. Some of the stuff I had to play was such rubbish anyway. I chose Jeff Beck because, really, this is the kind of music that I find most satisfying. Rock and blues especially gives me a chance to experiment a little, you know. And Jeff Beck himself is great as a player and it's very interesting doing things with him. Also, I get such a kick out of playing live, the audience reaction thing you know...
Perhaps it's unfortunate that Waletzky chose social work for his heroine's commitment. This setting enables us to view a nice variety of amateur actors--wrinkled faces against decaying plaster--but leads to a misplaced emphasis. We spend almost the first half of the film watching the situation (rent-strike) rather than the girl who is the film's subject...
...Greek team and wound up by the host nation. The formation was familiar, but this year its colors were uncommonly bright. The Mexicans were dazzling in white. There were green-gowned Nigerians and Australian girls in yellow dresses; the Americans wore red blazers and the Russians chose blue. The Japanese were decked out in uniforms of cerise and white, and there was a magnificent Mongolian flag-bearer in red loincloth, salmon cape, fur hat and leather knee boots...