Word: mainstream
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...South Vietnamese from their government. Thieu's monopolization of power could make him vulnerable to this Communist tactic because, as former Ambassador Robert Komer (head of the pacification program in South Viet Nam from 1967 to 1968) has observed: 'Thieu is progressively isolating himself from the mainstream of Vietnamese politics by running things by cronyism...
...pervade a new 13-part TV series called Religious America, which began two Sundays ago on some 230 PBS stations across the country. The series does not try to be a comprehensive sampling of U.S. religion. Roman Catholicism is represented by a Trappist monastery and a Mexican American parish, mainstream Protestantism by Manhattan's posh St. James' Episcopal Church and a Midwest Lutheran parish, the Jews by a Hasidic sect. Two segments are about black Christianity, one about a Jesus commune, one on Kundalini yoga. But the series' special focus is not on ways of worship...
...problems of the sixties exceeded the ability of the traditional "internal governance" method to deal with them. With the advent of these problems, two groups intiated a new pattern of activism. One group--made up of the post-war generation that has assimilated into the American mainstream--attempted to tap outside governmental resources for aid. They initiated a number of programs in adult education, health services, and social services. Well-educated, this group was able to work effectively and was able to articulate the needs of the community well enough to obtain some financial support. Another group of younger people...
...United Methodist Church-one of the mainstream churches that worked most energetically in Key 73-is a case in point. Not only are Methodists once again enthusiastic about evangelism, but they now view it as a joint effort of all Christians, says the Rev. Ira Gallaway, head of evangelism for the denomination. This week, in fact, United Methodists will meet with two conservative Wesleyan denominations and three black Methodist churches in a congress on evangelism in Dallas...
...There's Jeff Beck's introduction to "Over, Under, Sideways, Down;" Ray Davies' integration of "Land of 1000 Dances" into his archetypal "Top of the Pops;" the musical moment between "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and "Honky Tonk Women," which signified the end of mainstream Sgt. Pepper experimentation; "Lola." Pithy moments that, like good imagist poetry, are form, substance and implication in the instant they are heard. Take Peter Townshend's "My Generation." The singer's stutter says as much as the lyrics and says it better...