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...moment, Secretary Kissinger is known to believe that he may have only one more round of phased diplomacy left before negotiations return to Geneva. If this happens, a great deal will depend on the format of the conference. The Soviets favor a massive plenary meeting, which U.S. officials regard as a surefire prescription for stalemate. Instead, they advocate an arrangement providing for small working groups that deal with specific problems and allowing for bilateral diplomacy behind the scenes...
...Grant Tinker was seeking a new TV format for his wife. In the lineaments of the odd couple he thought he discerned the aura of "electronic Neil Simons." Tinker's instinct was infallible, his supervision minimal. Left to their own devices, the collaborators mixed their unique amalgam of chance and choice. Recalls Brooks: "We decided that a television station would be a perfect locale for Mary Tyler Moore because of the strong supporting characters you find in any newsroom." Adds Burns: "We chose Minnesota when one of the writers began talking about the strengths and weaknesses of the Vikings...
Under such conditions, Myra is periodically able to take full command of Myron's body. This gives the narrative a Jekyll and Hyde format, with Myra eventually upstaging Myron, who every one thinks is a drag queen. Still unsatisfied by her escapades in Book I, Myra resumes her humiliation of men, inflict ing yet another hilarious outrage upon a strapping, redheaded youth out of the Van Johnson mold. She also undertakes to save Hollywood, armed with the fore-knowlege of its decline and Vidal's grasp of the industry's "future" profit-and-loss sheets. She even...
...which the nature of the dispute is presented will facilitate the fullest possible understanding of the film. In accordance with this belief, AFRO contacted Alan Bozer, co-chairman of the Adams House Film Society, after the protest to propose another showing of the film at a later date. The format of this second showing will include: a presentation by Professor William Scott, Visiting Lecturer at Harvard and Chairman of the Black Studies Program at Wellesley College, the screening of the film, and a discussion period afterwards. Professor Scott will present the interpretations of several major 20th century schools of thought...
...said the organization will probably meet this weekend to review the tentative agreement and propose a format for the discussion of the film...