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...unself-indulgent understanding of a work. The few instances of imprecision, such as slight rhythmic tediousness in the "Marche du Soldat," unsettled trumpet playing in the difficult "Marche Royale," and a careless-bassoon duet in the "Brook" were hardly noticeable amid excellent solo and ensemble work. This delightful compendium of street band, drawing room, Hades, the gently-watered country-side, and dance hall is unlikely to receive a significantly finer student performance at Harvard...
...talk rarely varies in content, but the format does. Wallace simply chooses from his compendium of evils as they come to mind. "Now I want to say something about Viet Nam," he will say by way of introduction, or "Let's talk about law 'n' order." While the crowd is cheering, he will often spit quickly and inconspicuously into a white handkerchief...
...help doctors raise their prescription skills, the Lee committee recommended federal financial support for expanded teaching about drugs in medical schools. It also proposed publication of a national drug compendium in which all lawfully available drugs would be listed, along with their effects, both good and bad. And it advocated compilation of "objective guidelines" to help doctors tailor their prescriptions to the patient's needs...
...Compendium of Sins. Through all of Pearson's aberrations-the near-toadying to friends, the relentlessness toward enemies-there runs a thread of consistency. He has been the inveterate foe of powerful and protected interests that have overreached themselves. This crusade is much in evidence in Pearson's first novel. The Senator, written with an assist from Novelist Gerald Green (The Last Angry Man), to be published this month. Its hero-villain is a walking compendium of all the sins that Pearson sees committed in Congress. Rich enough to begin with (a construction magnate worth at least...
...plotted attack on police in Cleveland was increasing white apprehension about law and order all over the country, it seemed to be inspiring black militants to a higher level of bombast. Said Eldridge Cleaver, a leader of Oakland's Black Panthers and author of Soul on Ice, a compendium of bitter autobiographical essays: "It shows that psychologically blacks are not only prepared to die but to kill." Added Stokely Carmichael: "We are only at the beginning of a revolution-the armed stage. We must create the maximum damage with a minimum loss of black people. And that is through...