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Once he started an examination of what he considers "the revitalization of American poetry," Dickerson was surprised to discover how many important poets have recently put out new books. He turned out 26 reviews before reluctantly paring down his list to the twelve that appear. His personal reward, he says, was "the sharpening of one's own language that comes from studying other people's poetry...
Against this anticipated dividend must be set a multibillion-dollar set of claims. The future military shopping list, in addition to the items above, includes a number of costly weapons systems in the development stage on which procurement decisions are pending. Initial requests from the armed forces in the 1970 budget were reported at the $100 billion figure that Schultze projects for 1974. In addition to these proposals there are potential increases in programs already authorized but underfunded. If Congress fully applied the Model Cities Program to the 130 or 140 cities involved, the annual cost could reach $4 billion...
King of Wings. At Manhattan's West Boondock, tor example, miniskirted waitresses ply the tables while a jazz combo plays softly in the background; there is a wine list, and Diners' Club or Carte Blanche cards are honored. The Player's Choice, a restaurant on Los Angeles' Sunset Strip that claims to be "strictly soul," is jammed to the rafters each night with customers-90% of them white- dining with apparent gusto on such soul specialties as barbecued ribs and yams. Melvin's, a soul-food place in the heart of Boston's department...
Deep Tsai. Eight funds actually declined in value. Among them was Gerald Tsai's $454 million Manhattan Fund. It rose 39% in 1967 but slumped nearly 7% in 1968-to wind up at the very bottom of the list. Though Tsai's 1967 performance was certainly above average, many investors expected much greater growth; in 1968, his fund was hit with higher than normal redemptions...
This is a list of the 10 Best Rock albums of 1968. Blues albums, being in another realm, have been consciously excluded to make a hard task easier...