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...Meany and his AFL-CIO executive council during an hour-and-a-half meeting in the White House Indian Treaty Room. Carter told Big Labor that he wanted its support for his program of voluntary wage and price restraints to curb inflation. Only the day before, at a lavish White House breakfast meeting, Carter had announced a gift of sorts for the 83-year-old Meany: a solid Administration endorsement for the troubled labor-reform bill. But despite Carter's help on this pet Meany project, the labor leader turned a cold shoulder to the President's request...
Turn-of-the-century progressives and populists championed the statewide referendum as a way of giving the little man a voice on political issues. Thus the idea of allowing lavish spending by big corporations to sway the outcome of a referendum would probably make the likes of Robert LaFollette twist in their graves. But last week the Supreme Court gave corporations the go-ahead to spend whatever they please. The court's reason? Corporations have at least one thing in common with the individual: the right to speak out on governmental issues...
...then, technical expertise traditionally characterizes the G&S Players' productions. The costumes, designed by Gael Simonson and Christie Brown, are lavish, lovely creations. John Magouin's sets are equally pleasing. The somber Murgatroyd castle lurking behind Magouin's pretty village scene is an especially inspired touch. Musical director Richard Hoffman deserves credit for a minor miracle: the orchestra nearly perfectly accompanies the singers--quite a feat considering the Agassiz's notoriously miserable acoustics...
...play they present is not an easy one to produce, but quite obviously, a lot of people gave it a lot of work. The sets are lavish; the costumes (by Elizabeth Tudor) are beautiful and exquisitely detailed. Drawn entirely from the Harvard "community" almost every actor fills his part--most are better than competent. Measure for Measure is worth seeing, but once the production inspires you to start thinking about it, you can hardly stop. Half the pleasure of experiencing Shakespeare--off the shelf and on the stage--is in asking questions. Since this production lacks strong, cohesive direction...
Mudge's Turnhalle Alliance has launched a lavish campaign to convince blacks and whites alike that its electoral plan is the right way to peace and prosperity in a truly integrated socirty. A catchy anthem has been recorded promoting the theme "For us, for you, for a free land, for Namibia." The party has hired helicopters to carry Alliance organizers to areas where SWAPO influence is considered strong. There have been numerous mass rallies and free barbecues, offering both popular entertainment and crude propaganda warnings, frequently in poster form, about the consequences of a SWAPO victory...