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...conversation-preferably with a multilingual, polymathic scholar. Last week TIME correspondents discussed the world of arts and ideas with two of Europe's leading intellectuals: Dr. George Steiner, a French-born American thinker who is currently a fellow of Cambridge's Churchill College; and Dr. Joachim Kaiser, principal critic for Munich's Süddeutsche Zeitung...
...most significant fact about Central European culture, observes Dr. Joachim Kaiser, is its conservatism. "This is true for two reasons. First, a great many institutions, very much to the regret of the young left, have remained unshakable. These include the theater, the opera, publishing and the world of intellectual and critical journals. In other words, our large culture market functions to semi-freeze developments by maintaining certain traditions, such as the preservation of the classics in our theaters and the repertories of our great orchestras and, above all, our operas...
...specific example of aesthetic conservatism, Kaiser said, the most interesting theatrical events in Central Europe last year were two productions in West Berlin of Prinz Friedrich von Hamburg by Heinrich von Kleist (17771811), a five-act romantic drama of heroism in battle and requited love. "Here we have a play that less than five years ago was rejected by the radical left. Suddenly that same play starts to fascinate young and old alike-so much so that it results in the most interesting theatrical evenings of the season...
...Kaiser executives agreed to postpone the closing and adopt a few worker suggestions. A traveling saw that cut pipe into sections after it left the furnace was repaired and overhauled at a cost of only $3,000. Workers had been asking for the adjustments for years; once they were made, spoilage dropped from 29% of output to 9%. In addition, a few storage racks and inspection tables were rearranged to permit a smoother flow of work. Two crucial but low-paid employees who operated a pipe straightening machine were given raises from $3.70 to $4.07 an hour. And the workers...
...plant open. Because labor accounts for only one-ninth of the cost of making Fontana pipe, increased productivity has trimmed the price of the finished product by only some $11 a ton. "That isn't the $60 it would take to match Japan's price," says Robinson. Kaiser executives refuse to disclose when a final decision will be made on the mill's fate. For the moment, Fontana workers are hustling and hoping on a day-to-day basis...