Word: cunningham
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Leaked Evidence. The investigation in question centers around the selling of judgeships and other political favors. According to Nadjari's office, one possible target of the inquiry being conducted by a grand jury was Bronx Democratic Boss Patrick J. Cunningham, whom Carey appointed state Democratic chairman in 1974. Nadjari also claimed that "critical evidence growing out of investigations into corrupt judges, public officials, elected officials and politicians" was leaked in recent weeks to "a political leader" by someone outside his office...
TIGHT END. Bennie Cunningham, Clemson, 6 ft. 5 in., 239 lbs. Cunningham plays at a position where blocking is as important as catching, and he excels at both. "He's a mountain of a man," say the experts. "Has good hands and is an exceptional blocker...
Some of the writers eschew straightforward prose for witty, self-consciously absurd jottings that don't give as much insight into Cunningham as into the ambience surrounding him. In "Where Are We Eating? And What Are We Eating?" John Cage catalogs the company's favorite haunts from Brownsville to Bombay. A typical snippet...
Taken one by one, the remaining essays seem rather thin. Only Brown's essay can fill in their background. Robert Rauschenberg contributes a few clipped comments, refusing to let his years as Cunningham's manager and designer "be short-changed by memory or two-dimensional facts." His words seem flip until Brown's narrative tells how exciting was his time with the company and how sad and little-discussed his leaving. Similarly, former manager Lewis Lloyd's hard-headed opinions on how to run a company sound less obstreperous after Brown details Cunningham's peculiar brand of leadership...
Dunn's point is one that photographer/editor Klosty takes seriously. Klosty is unsure if words or photographs can express much significant about Cunningham, and he says so in his introduction (which makes one wonder why he published the book in the first place). He skirts the risk of coffee-table gloss only by possessing enough sense to include Caroyn Brown's reminiscences; even so, the substance in Merce Cunningham is outweighed by its shine...