Word: melvin
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...comic strip. These things are the same all over the nation; here indeed is expectable conformity. But upon closer scrutiny the Californians shared common aspects and a sort of group triumph: their stuff was even drearier than that of the Easterners. It might be labeled pop pop. The six: MELVIN RAMOS, 28, holder of an M.A. in art history from Sacramento State College, paints straightforward portraits of comic-book heroes and heroines. He professes a distinct liking for banality. "I'm a product of the affluent society," he says. "I just bought a secondhand color television...
James Booth is attractive and forceful as the young cuckold. U.S. audiences will recognize Murray Melvin from his fine work as a star in A Taste of Honey, but most of the cast are unfamiliar. Some, in fact--like the Jewish bakery proprietress and the pub owner--are not professional actors; they play themselves. Yet there is not an inferior performance by anyone. All are as convincing as the architectural surroundings, now gradually succumbing to the forces of urban redevelopment (one of the buildings used was razed two days after filming...
...Republicans had been trapped. Sensing a strong public reaction against the Administration's deficit-spending policies, they have made economy the foremost issue of the 1963 legislative session. They could, therefore, hardly support the public works appropriation in all its freespending glory. Explained Wisconsin's Republican Representative Melvin Laird after the floor vote: "Sure it was a tough one, perhaps the toughest we could have picked. But if we'd run from this one, I don't see how we could continue to claim that we really believe in economy...
...younger blood. Next, Burger announced his retirement as chairman, creating an empty seat. Last week the seat was filled when quiet, reticent Jack Ehrgott moved up to chairman and chief executive after less than a month in his last job. As its new president A. & P. picked Vice President Melvin W. Alldredge, 51, in an apparent effort to mollify criticism of extreme age among the company's executives. Alldredge is an expert in merchandising, now becomes heir apparent...
Jeff Cheeger, Paul R. Chernoff, James Dowling, Melvin Hochster, John N. Mather, and George Shapiro received honorable mentions...