Word: extended
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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ALTHOUGH BECKETT'S representatives intervened at the wrong time, with the wrong people, and in the wrong manner, they did raise an important issue. How far should a playwright's control of his work extend? Some states and some European countries have laws to protect the integrity of a playwright's creations and reputation. But theater is a collaborative art which ends on the stage, not on the page; the playwright rarely has the last word. For those playwrights who know more about literature than the facts of life in a theater, this is often a blessing...
...Hydra of our day, a multiheaded monster whose many faces, all different, all grotesque, pop up around the globe without hint of their coming. Defined broadly, the terrorist is the perpetrator of political violence, one who, to paraphrase Clausewitz, seeks to extend war by other means. Rarely does the crime itself fulfill the terrorist's dream; it is usually designed to achieve revenge, publicity, leverage or anarchy. The year saw savage terrorists in all their guises, but 1984 also witnessed a clamorous debate over whether and how a government should strike back...
...Administration's attempts to get everyone into lockstep also extend to the Federal Reserve Board. Regan last week blamed Chairman Paul Volcker's tight-money policy for slower economic growth. Though retail sales appear strong, Regan lashed out at the Fed for preventing a year-end shopping boom. "This is not a great Christmas," contended Regan, "and the reason is that people just aren't spending because the credit terms are so high." Regan said that a study was under way about how to get the independent Fed under some form of Administration control...
This year, the Crimson went to West Point, N.Y. on Saturday to extend an 11 meet winning streak that dates back to last year's victorious contest...
...hard-fought internal battles to occupy one of those "Guest Selector" spots just don't extend beyond the confines of 14 Plympton St., for whatever reason...