Word: franticness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...night and when the networks, uncertain of where they were going, were willing to experiment with talent and quality. Though TV has expanded beyond all recognition and is technically light years beyond those pioneering days, it has, in Chayefsky's view, entered its own dark ages. In its frantic race for ratings, it has become debased, an extension of a corporate way of life that Chayefsky sees "dehumanizing all of us. " Last week Chayefsky talked to TIME about Network-and the real, unreal world of television. Excerpts...
...Irvine Foundation owns the controlling interest. Under federal tax law, the foundation cannot control an enterprise that aims at making a profit-and Irvine Co. not only tries to turn a profit but clears a rather tidy one. Mobil Oil Corp. offered $200 million in May, setting off a frantic bidding war. Since then, counteroffers have come from Cadillac Fairview, a Canadian land developer, and SMBH & Z, a Detroit investment firm. Mobil has made a second bid, and the price has been pushed up toward $300 million. Last week the foundation and a California court that must approve any sale...
David Bromberg notwithstanding, I should think that between their orange juice and the day's frantic pace, some of your readers would have been interested to muse with Professor Kung over questions of the meaning of human existence. Edward Kenneth Braxton Visiting Lecturer in Ecumenical Relations The Divinity School
...thing is sure. The final determinant will be the small events of everyday life. The frantic caravans of Ford and Carter, no matter how fast and how far they go, will touch directly only a minuscule number of people. The rest of the voters will watch calmly from their living rooms and dens. The morning coffee groups in Wichita and The Bronx may be the most important political forums in the country right now, says one expert. Listen to the Catholic sermons this Sunday, advises Harris. They could be crucial...
...said that Mao had warned his wife and her chief allies two years ago against "forming a small faction" that would attempt, in violation of party unity, to seize power for itself. When Mao became critically ill, said the editorial, the radicals' "attacks on the party became more frantic and their attempts to usurp the position of the supreme leaders more hurried." Thus Hua's feat of "smashing their plot" saved "the revolution and the party...