Word: loeb
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Advertisement is by Natalie Ginzburg, who I'm told is a German-born writer who lives in Italy and writes in Italian. It will be done in English, however, and somebody volunteered to review it, so it must have admirers. At the Loeb Ex, Thursday-Saturday, February...
...single most powerful political force in New Hampshire is the Manchester Union Leader, the only newspaper with a statewide circulation. The Union Leader, which is published by William Loeb and managed by B.J. McQuaid, is without a doubt the most right-wing major newspaper in America. It carries editorials signed by Loeb on the front page each day, in which he takes positions which would make Lester Maddox appear liberal. It is frequently contended that the Union Leader's political effect is only negative--that it can destroy a candidate but cannot elect one. This was, however, proven untrue...
Another factor which threatens the present power structure is the erosion of the strength of the Union Leader. Loeb and McQuaid committed excesses in the past year which offended even their staunchest supporters. In September they ran an editorial entitled "Is Kissinger a Kike?" which raised the question of an international Jewish conspiracy. Later in the month, they suggested that blacks be forced to emigrate to Africa, this in light of the highly-publicized Roxbury murders. Although the Union Leader will still play an important role in November, it may have seriously weakened its position...
...Loeb's appearance of The National Folk Ensemble of Nigeria has been cancelled. On the other hand, if you wait till next week you can see Classics from the Russian Ballet, and if you call 547-3629 between 6 and 11, they'll evidently tell you about some mime workshop based on the techniques of Jacques LeCoq...
Endgame, by Samuel Beckett, in a production by Andre Gregory's Manhattan Project, an avant-grade theater group which I guess is based in Manhattan. It's about the end of the world, I believe, or at least the end of its characters. Opens tonight at 8 at the Loeb...