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WAGNER: TRISTAN AND ISOLDE (5 LPs; Deutsche Grammophon). Just as the lovers sing in darkest Liebesnacht of the light that shines within them, this recording illuminates Wagner's murky masterpiece. Taped live at Bayreuth last summer, it is by far the best interpretation yet. Most of the credit goes to Karl Bohm, who brings out all the opera's passion and eroticism without tripping over its technical difficulties. The tempos are strong, the melodic and thematic lines always clear-all of which supports the singers and frees them to pour their strength into vocal characterization. In the seven...
Looking back, there is not much doubt that New York City's Board of Education should have built its new In termediate School 201 somewhere else than right in the middle of darkest East Harlem. The Supreme Court ruled twelve years ago that segregated education is inferior education, and I.S. 201 never had any real possibility of being integrated. But there the school is-the city's finest, an architectural gem and potentially an academic joy. Common sense might seem to suggest accepting this separate-but-better education. Instead, many parents of I.S. 201 schoolchildren decided...
...ease of electronic snooping has become part of folklore. Half-fascinated and half-irritated, Americans know that today the walls not only have ears but sometimes eyes, any telephone can be linked to a tape recorder, pictures can be taken in the dark of the darkest bedrooms. Such practices now range far afield from criminal matters into divorce cases, income tax disputes, industrial espionage. One female operative working in San Francisco for the Internal Revenue Service wore a tiny transmitter concealed in her brassiere. She would encourage her prey to put his head on her bosom, thereby assuring perfect reception...
...state courts known variously as probate, surrogate, orphans or chancery. Unfortunately, many such courts' archaic methods can tie up an estate for years, devour 20% or more of its value in legal fees-and force the dead to subsidize politicians in one of U.S. law's darkest scandals...
Died. Lieut. General Richard K. Sutherland, 72, MacArthur's World War II chief of staff who, as his commander's alter ego, shared the darkest and finest hours-from the bitter Corregidor retreat in 1942 to the final surrender ceremony aboard the U.S.S. Missouri in September 1945; after a long illness; in Washington...