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Music for guitar and voice from Bach to Britten; Frank Wallace, guitar, Marty McCall, tenor; Mather Dining Hall; 2:00; free...
...McCall's "Third Force...
With the economy falling around our ears, the Administration amiably incompetent, and none of the possible Democratic presidential candidates catching fire, Governor Tom McCall's idea of a "third force" in American politics [Dec. 30] sounds appealing...
What is this Third Force he talks about? Says McCall: "I think it should be an influence on both parties, like a neon sign that comes on saying, THESE ARE THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, no matter what party you belong to. These commandments would include protecting the environment, stressing energy conservation, developing a new openness in government, creating a national presidential primary and national initiatives, eliminating the seniority system in Congress, protecting consumers...
...McCall has discussed this Third Force with various political figures, including Elliot Richardson, John Gardner, Ralph Nader and Eugene McCarthy. "Just the fact that we all agree that this raises important issues, that's a Third Force in itself," he says. "I know it sounds amorphous as hell. So you have to ask the people if they want, say, a non-returnable-bottle bill or coastal protection. Then you attach those specifics to the abstraction. You make them realize that without the Third Force ethic-that government can be responsive, that America can still work-you cannot realize...