Word: middings
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...same inventiveness gives the film a flavor unique in Ophuls. In general his heavily decorated background settings and firmly placed foreground objects delimit an empty mid-ground where his characters move. Despite his fluid camera motions this spatial plan often imposes upon his characters, notably in Letter from an Unknown Woman and Lola Montes. The introduction of La Ronde tells us that we are in a studio and, after showing us the artificiality of the lighting and sets, invites us to accept them for their beauty, for the pleasant romance of the drama and its trappings. The first episode continues...
...Saigon, American commanders were less optimistic. Their view was that all combat troops could be home by mid-1971, but they doubted that U.S. airpower and artillery support could be withdrawn for a long time thereafter. U.S. military men also pointed out that the South Vietnamese army (ARVN) has not yet proved itself in heavy combat. Last week, when North Vietnamese regulars inflicted heavy losses on ARVN units in a battle near Due Lap, a fortified strongpoint 131 miles northeast of Saigon, U.S. authorities hustled American correspondents, including TIME's Burton Pines, away from the scene. Conceded one American...
...decision will be left to William McChesney Martin, the outgoing Federal Reserve chairman, who has a reason to favor continued stringency. Twice since 1966, Martin's board has made major errors in expanding the money supply too much and too soon. The Fed committed its worst error in mid-1968, when it increased the money supply by 14% to counteract the expected deflationary effects of the surtax. That action sharply accelerated the current inflation. Martin now wants to restore his reputation as a sound-money man by making sure that inflation is effectively constrained during his last few weeks...
...mid-October the class was investigating ways to pay its musicians. South House had no funds available, so they appealed to Mrs. Bunting, who got Radcliffe's College Council-the equivalent of Harvard's Corporation-to allocate $300 for this semester, Mrs. Bunting said she hopes the Department of Sports and Recreation will supply funds for the second semester...
...Tigers have also peaked in their last two games. Against the Quakers, Princeton held the lead mid-way through the third quarter and never was out of contention in a 2-1 loss. Last Saturday, perennial soccer power Brown could only salvage a 1-1 tie through two overtime periods...