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Charlotte Curtis, associate editor of The New York Times, said last night that affirmative action should not be directed specifically toward women or members of minority groups, but toward those who are educationally or economically deprived.
Attention should be paid not to whether someone is male or female, black or white, Curtis told the Friends of the Schlesinger Library. "We should be mindful of whether they are rich or poor--particularly poor. They are the people who need equal access to the system. They are the...
Curtis said the sudden emergence in the late 1960s of a women's movement, which she attributed largely to corporate response to anti-discrimination lawsuits, had turned women into "the instant people--the instant woman."
"Shouldn't those of us who are not educationally or economically deprived...leave affirmative action for those who need it most?" Curtis asked.
Spartacus (1960). An early Kubrick film with plenty of pomp, violence and massive crowd scenes. Screenplay by black-listed writer Dalton Trumbo. With Laurence Olivier, Tony Curtis, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton and Peter Ustinov. Ch. 56, 8 p.m. Color, 3 3/4 hours.