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The new secretary's record of experience appears to have been sufficient ground for a whole-hearted stamp of approval from officialdom and the press. But it is surprising that Vance should have won his acceptance so easily. Many other questions might have been asked. Is he representative of the...
The material is packed with possibilities, but in most cases the execution of ideas is sloppy and unimaginative and the tone is annoyingly self-congratulatory. Concepts clever enough to sustain several paragraphs are stretched into five page disasters. Here are some classic examples of the calculated groan:
The Iranian secret police force, SAVAK, was actually organized by the CIA in 1956. The ties between the two agencies have always been close. One intelligence source, whose reliability has been tested, (said) that SAVAK agents hound and harass Iranians in the United States, with the full knowledge and sometimes...
The concert band's finest showing of the evening came in its execution of the Symphony No. 6 for Band, Opus 86 by Vincent Persichetti. A six-minute commission turned into a four-movement symphony and the work was handled by the group with all the full-bodied color and...
The writers of this letter are both, at the present time, recipients of funds allocated from the KTA grant. We have accepted these funds with the clear understanding that we are in no way obligated by this to voice positions favorable to the Park regime. In fact, we wish to...