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Goodman is not just the world's foremost virtuoso of the kettledrums; he is also an influential teacher, a designer and manufacturer of drums and drumsticks. "My God!" he exults. "The sounds of today are all percussive-the auto factory, the jet engine." Composers, however, "will give you a new score with new percussive effects and say, 'I've written this down, now you find out how to do it.' That's why a timpanist has to be so ingenious...
...nasty kicker in the stalemate machine was that each decision in favor of escalation increased the American commitment to avoiding defeat. But the foremost consequence of the process was, of course, the indefinite contiuation of the war at ever-increasing levels of violence...
DIPLOMATS in Peking categorically affirm that China wants to see President Nixon re-elected this fall. Reasons? Foremost is the fact that the Chinese know Nixon, respect him, and feel that they understand his and Kissinger's way of thinking and political philosophy; better the devil they know than the one they do not. Second, they feel that reactionaries in general are easier to manipulate. Third, Chou En-lai is reported to doubt whether McGovern can ever enact the reforms he has promised, even if he is elected. In particular, Chou is suspicious of the McGovern plan to withdraw...
...singlemindedness among Republicans of every persuasion was the mark of the 1972 Convention. After 12 years of frustration, they hold a position of strength sufficient to cause astute political observers--including James Reston, the foremost observer--to devote thought to the prospect that the Republican Party could become the dominant, if not majority, party after November. The Republicans sought to seize the moment and exploit it to the utmost. Somehow, though their efforts came across only as exploitation. They lacked the genuine touch which permeated Miami Beach during the Democratic Convention. And whether they really do seek progress...
...foremost of these is the Rassemblement Jurassien, whose membership includes more than half the region. The Rassemblemerit's youth group, known as Les Beliers (The Rams), has mounted such protests as tarring Bern streetcar tracks to halt traffic and barricading the entrance to the cantonal legislature. The smaller, more aggressive FLJ has set fire to buildings and dynamited railroads in addition to attacking the ammunition depot at Delémont...