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The crowd 'at Weeks' headquarters at the White Cliff resort in Plymouth was indicative of the kind of campaign Weeks has run. The crowd was gentile, mannered, and polite. To call it an upper-income group would be a ridiculous understatement.

Author: By Michael S. Feldberg, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Results Are Uncertain in 12th District | 11/8/1972 | See Source »

Some of Kaunda's own followers are disturbed that the President, who is one of Black Africa's most respected leaders, has abandoned his longstanding belief that opposition parties can be eliminated only by the voters. Kaunda, a missionary's son, has changed somewhat from the serene...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ZAMBIA: The Second Republic | 11/6/1972 | See Source »

Whether deserved or not, the indifference of the majority towards new works remains to blight the creative efforts of today's composers. Their works often become all the more mannered, even more unapproachable to the layman. Yet it is possible to accomodate the listeners and not sacrifice the newer sounds...

Author: By Kenneth Hoffman, | Title: Retreat From Indifference | 10/31/1972 | See Source »

Dogberry, the buffoon-cop in Much Ado About Nothing, seems unable to know his duty, let alone do it. Yet through his good offices, villains and sweethearts alike get theirs. So it is with A.J. Antoon, 27, the Joseph Papp prodigy-protegé who staged That Championship Season. Now Antoon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Courtship and Cozening | 8/28/1972 | See Source »

Ken Rosewall's drinking is confined to an occasional glass of beer. Stan Smith's most colorful expression is "Aw, shoot." Rod Laver does not even smoke. The tennis world has, in fact, sorely lacked an outstanding male player with personality to match since the heyday of dashing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Lots of Lutz | 8/21/1972 | See Source »

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