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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...uproar of frustration there was a rush to find a scapegoat. First in line were the scientists and Pentagon press-agents who had yielded to press clamor for information on this nonsecret project. Even Vanguard's Boss, Dr. Hagen, handed out some afterthoughts. "This program," he said, "has had unprecedented publicity in the development stage, which is not usually the case, and in many respects I think it is unfortunate. In this case, I think the enthusiasm of the country carried people beyond the point where the fact that this is a test phase was lost sight...
...point your finger in a dozen directions, toward both the Truman and Eisenhower Administrations, and find plenty of people who should have acted smarter on our missile programs...
...Suspected that the invitation was deliberately vague in a situation where it should have been firm and formal. (Asked if Stevenson had been invited to go to Paris, the usually well-informed Jim Hagerty had to check to find out, later reported that this was the President's intention...
...never start writing with any 'theme' in mind," says Playwright Inge (rhymes with hinge). "I find my themes only as the characters and the situation develop...
Like his earlier plays, The Dark echoes twih Inge's boyhood days: "I seem to return to the Midwest not only because I know it, but because I find the regional speech more lyrical and familiar. My mother, who was part Scot, part Irish, had lovely, melodic speech. I find myself going back to the melody of her voice and to others I remember. I've lived in New York for eight years, but so far, I've been afraid tackle the speech patterns of the city...