Word: idea
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Basket Case. Among the most fervent foes of reform are the postal workers' unions, which are among the most powerful lobbyists in Washington. Five hundred thousand strong, the postal workers represent a massive voting bloc. They do not relish the idea of Congress relinquishing control of the Post Office because they would lose their political leverage when looking for pay raises. Congress has, in fact, raised the postal workers' salaries until they compare favorably with wages in industry. In many close House districts, re-election may depend on how much of the postal workers' voting bloc...
...disagree with the idea that "the use of four-letter words makes sex dirty" (the figures rise to 42% of the under-30 group, 45% of the college-educated, 41% of those earning $10,000 and over, 46% of professionals...
...different slice of the octave, each containing from five to 56 microtones, each following a pattern programmed by Cage's collaborator, Composer Lejaren Hiller-and then fed to a computer. "The theme is diversity, abundance and Mozart, as opposed to unity, fixity and Bach," Cage explained obscurely."The idea is to fill the hall with sound...
That it certainly did. An idea of the din can be obtained from a new Nonesuch LP, for which Cage and Hiller prepared a special 21-minute version of Hpschd. To Cage's credit, he makes no claims for beauty in his compositions. In fact, he regards notions like beauty as mere value judgments that have no place in art. "When I produce a happening," he says, "I try my best to remove intention in order that what is done will not oblige the listener in any one way. I don't think we're really interested...
Hughes said last night than the idea of students writing in such large numbers to express pleasure with a professor "is unique in my experience. I am very much impressed by it and pleased that they enjoyed the course...