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Clocker Spanielle, the CRIMSON'S sporting prognosticator, roused himself from his winter torpor and let out an anguished howl. An acute case of spring fever had caused him to miss the opening of the baseball season...
...Secretary Wilber Brucker invited a group of Congressmen to witness at Army expense a military demonstration at Fort Knox, Ky. Brucker also passed the word that the affair would be held the same weekend as the nearby Kentucky Derby. Result: Brucker hastily canceled the invitation after a budget-cutting howl that could be heard all the way to Churchill Downs...
...afraid of alienating readers or advertisers by the straightforward handling of news or the vigorous expression of editorial opinion when religious viewpoints impinge upon public affairs is seeing things under the bed . . . The bulk of newspaper readers are essentially reasonable people over the long run. They'll howl plenty when you tread on their pet opinions - especially religious opinions. But if they see that you don't hesitate to tangle with other groups as well as with theirs, they won't do any thing more than howl...
...made a decision worthy of Solomon. The problem: Trendex was to take its monthly rating, and that called for an appearance by TV's tested rating tonic, Elvis ("The Pelvis") Presley. Yet Presley's pelvis-wagging in his last appearance on the Sullivan Show had raised a howl from many viewers. The solution: Sullivan cut Elvis in half; i.e., his cameras televised Presley exclusively above the belt, so that only the shrill of studio fans signaled the action below. Sullivan won a Trendex rating of 46.2, his highest yet. For Presley-haters there was little comfort...
...witches, played by two men and a women, howl and gesticulate eerily over a gigantic cauldron, but their intriguing dramatic effect never quite inspires awe. As a whole, however, the staging is excellent. Banquo's ghost and Macbeth's horrified reaction to it is brilliant, as is the convergence of enemies on stage around the final duel with MacDuff. The actors played well despite an audience that laughed at murder and sneezed at terror. The set, a few bold pillars of rock and occasional draperies, is combined with splendid lighting to provide a strong yet quickly flexible background for this...