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...Schwind, Jr. (Boss Mangan) has absolutely no idea what he is supposed to be doing on the stage, but I suppose it is not his fault, but rather director Charles H. Flowers'. Mangan the irresponsible, somewhat inept industrialist, is perhaps not the cigar-chomping, slave-driving type. But Schwind's Mangan was far too foppish, and the five or six accents he tried all reverted to the original pseudo-Exeter Academy...

Author: By Michael S. Lottman, | Title: Heartbreak House | 5/21/1962 | See Source »

...crimes (if crimes were committed) did not pay: Erie Forge suffered a net loss over the past three years, and U.S. Steel reported that during the past five years it has failed to make any profit on forgings. And considering that the steel companies were widely charged with inept timing in their abortive attempt to raise prices, it seemed ironical, too, that the timing of the grand-jury indictment was so awkward, reinforcing already deep suspicions and thumping an already bruised stock market...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Economy: Lay That Pistol Down | 5/4/1962 | See Source »

...final score was 16 to 2, the fourth string midfielders scored three times in less than a minute, everyone who had dressed for the game played--it was a general party as the varsity lacrosse team romped over a disorganized, inept Tufts yesterday...

Author: By Richard Cotton, | Title: Lacrosse Team Beats Inept Jumbo Squad By Whopping 16-2 | 5/3/1962 | See Source »

...this, architect and theatre director Hermann Herrey was rather cold. He said simply that "only the most inept government would interfere with the artist while interfering with the market...

Author: By Jonathan D. Trobe, | Title: Panelists Dispute Rules For Federal Aid to Arts | 4/28/1962 | See Source »

...pinpointed Philadelphia as one of the sorriest examples of the G.O.P.'s big-city performance. So has former Temple University Chancellor Robert L. Johnson, the G.O.P. National Committeeman for Pennsylvania. Said Johnson recently, citing Philadelphia as his prime example: "At best, big-city Republican leaders are lazy and inept, presiding over fragmented organizations, conducting lackluster campaigns...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Politics: Fixing Up Philadelphia | 4/27/1962 | See Source »

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