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...smile, the cataract of words, the repeated promise to move forward-that has put Nixon at a disadvantage before the Big Eye. Debate No. 4 in itself gave little new substance to their views, though, as before, the tension of the confrontation made the occasion dramatic. The inflexible format and generally inept questioning by TV newscasters produced a disappointing, almost high schoolish, rerun of oft-stated positions and oft-used phrases on both sides...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CAMPAIGN: Falling Leaves | 10/31/1960 | See Source »

Between 2,500 and 2,800 brochures listing and describing the seminars in a format similar to that of the "Courses of Instruction" catalogue were mailed today to all students who checked a religious preference of one of the six sponsoring denominations on the PBH blanks at registration. The deadline for registration is Friday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Seminar Groups To Begin Talks | 10/11/1960 | See Source »

...situation comedies, all designed to show that American family life is as cute as a freckle on a five-year-old. The show, which might also be titled Father Knows Nothing, presents the comic with the excavated face as a bumbler named Potter who is trapped in the customary format: Harassed Man Beaten Down by Wife, Three Daughters, Mother-in-Law. In the opening episode, Ewell could find no better way to outsmart his spendthrift women than closing his bank account and ruining his own credit. For those who may have tuned out early, the women were...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: The New Shows | 10/10/1960 | See Source »

Several Houses have initiated a new program of seminars and tutorials this Fall in accordance with Dean Monro's plan to establish a broader intellectual experience for students not enrolled in regular departmental tutorials. The plan, administered independently by the respective Masters, varies greatly in format from House to House...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Adams, Kirkland, Dunster Establish House Seminars | 9/27/1960 | See Source »

Checkmate (CBS) shows promise of becoming one of TV's better private-eye series, is slickly and expertly tooled (moving tree shadows, sudden screams), and uses its one-hour format to advantage by tossing in three detectives instead of the more usual single eye. Calling themselves Checkmate, Inc., the three took on their first customer last week, a female rancher (Anne Baxter) who turned out to be a murderer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TELEVISION: The New Shows | 9/26/1960 | See Source »

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