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...used to have about as much job security as French Premiers. In its 51 years the orchestra has had 13 "permanent" conductors, and few of them managed to last more than a season or two. Seattle's worst moment came in 1951, when French Conductor Manuel Rosenthal was forbidden re-entry to the U.S. for a Gallic breach of morals (the official reason was perjury concerning his marital status when he returned; the lady who traveled with him was not his wife). After the symphony's officials stopped blushing, they decided not to hire anyone for a while...
...years at high school, Craig went to Culver Military Academy, an experience that has left him with a cadet's brace posture. Because he wanted to see some of the country, he spent his first two college years at the University of Arizona, where he joined the forbidden drinking fraternity, Kappa Beta Phi, which was the reverse of Phi Beta Kappa in more than title. "I took liberal arts," says Craig. "Damn liberal, too, I'll tell...
...intention of the ctnsors is clear. Any practical example of Christianity artfully conceived must be forbidden on Sunday, a day already perverted by the influence of religion . . . Now, I should like publicly to correct the malicious gossip that the censers are attempting one of the following: 1) to drive the restless from wholesome entertainment on a day of boredom in order to encourage desperate amusements; 2) to entice disbelievers into the moviehouses on weekdays by banning harmless moral productions on Sundays; 3) to promote a Christian revival by a mild martyrdom of Christian art . . .; or 4) to annoy moviegoers...
...have to control certain liberties. Results, based on hard facts, prove we are on the right path." For example: "No newspaperman is told what to write, but he is forbidden to write anything that, in our opinion, may be bad for the morale or progress of the country. In a word, the press is censored. Very mildly indeed, but censored." In Pérez Jiménez' view, "there must be a leader who shows the way without being perturbed by the necessity of winning demagogic popularity." He makes it plain that for the present he has no intention...
...officials watched in horrified fascination, they came-from Paris suburbs and distant cities-defying floods, government obstruction and police discouragement. Three of Paris' largest auditoriums were forbidden to them. Just outside the city limits, in two huge halls, 100,000 Poujadistes cheered and shouted approval as their young leader, self-styled "Robin Hood of taxpayers," insulted Premier Mendés-France, his Cabinet and his programs. " We want our share of the cake, too," shouted Poujade. "From tomorrow on, we don't pay any taxes until they show us a fiscal reform worth its salt. Agreed?" Bellowed...