Word: cons
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Sixgun That Won The West," "The Indians of the Americas--A Veritable Tower of Babel," and such. The format is funny and the commercials (and their delivery) are for the most part very funny. Near the end of the play, each of the "heroes" reveals himself--Doc is a con man, Billy is a J.D., Wyatt felt it was his calling to murder, and Wild Bill, good ole Wild Bill, is queer. This skeleton rattling brought to mind the recent screen satire, Cat Ballou, but Mr. Oppenheimer's heroes are far more perverted, far too bitter. He doesn't laugh...
Victor Koivumaki has thought out the school bussing issue quite honestly, listed the pro's and con's on both sides, and opted against the technique. He is persuasive much of the time, slipping only once into a non-sequitur, He says that "it is not the role of the militant, transient, outside groups to stir up agitation in school districts for local action," and yet confidently suggests that "the money that would be spent on large scale bussing programs could be put to better use to upgrade weak, racially-imbalance schools." The overemotional association of militancy with outside agitation...
...CRIMSON deserves praise for recognizing the significance of the U.S. Court of Appeals decision on the proposed Con Edison Power Plant. However, the comments by Mr. Hugh M. Raup, who was "following the legal battle with interest," deserve some clarification. Throughout the legal battle to block the power plant, the lack of a strong position from Harvard University, which owns the property, has been noticeable. Has Mr. Raup given the Con Edison proposal the careful study it demands if its full implications are to be understood? Has Mr. Raup spent much time in the Harvard Black Rock Forest...
...resident of the area, the comment that the "230 acres would not significantly affect the 2700 acre forest" indicates a superficial knowledge of the forest. Contrary to Mr. Raup's opinion, the area to be taken over by Con Edison is of drastic significance to the woodland. The face of Storm King Mountain, White Horse Mountain, and considerable acreage in the Black Rock area were to be sacrificed for a "reservoir." The term reservoir is used only in connection with pure water, but in fact the water will be saline and polluted. Furthermore, Con Edison itself admits that it could...
...Con Ed spokesmen have not indicated whether they will bring their case before the FPC again or appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court...