Word: mailings
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...minute discussion followed between Sisitsky and Williams, who claimed he would show specific support for the bill if he were allowed to read some of the mail. The chairman, unaccustomed to the open proceedings and irked by the public's applause insinuated the letters were not specific comments on the legislation and thus did not warrant airing...
Among our heaviest mail producers was the coverage of the widely acclaimed television series Roots, based on Alex Haley's bestselling book. Americans became fascinated with finding their own roots, and our stories drew 710 letters. A trio of articles on the clash between gay liberationists and Anita Bryant produced 997 letters; most of the correspondents were angry at Bryant. As it happened, the subject that drew the most comment was not a story at all. When TIME'S new graphic design appeared in August, most of the 1,900 comments were sharply negative. But within a month...
Since then, angry constituents have deluged Congressmen and Senators with phone calls and mail, and now the legislators' courage is running out, particularly among those up for re-election this fall. Last week, in a sudden about-face, the House Speaker became the leader of the retreat. Observed a Democratic House aide: "I've never seen O'Neill run so fast. He simply panicked...
...clatter of sorting machines is more reminiscent of post office than publisher. But within those corridors the search for new volumes is as lively and noisy as a fox hunt. Some 200 employees are engaged in the tracing of new sources, designing covers and books, filling mail orders and printing. Of the 200, Blanche and Hayward remain the most relentless in pursuit of their quarry. When their son and daughter were grown, the Cirkers, now grandparents, moved from Long Island to Washington Square, and now their day, which begins officially at 9 a.m., never truly stops. Blanche Cirker ransacks...
...journal will aim for an audience of professional architects, students, and interested laymen, Schwartz said. The magazine will be distributed either through mail subscriptions or bookstore sales...