Word: momentum
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Mary Stuart is a static, talky play, and Chapman has done little to disturb its stateliness. Keeping the pace slow, he instead relies on the dramatic excitement generated by his two leads to give the play momentum. It's a strategy that works well when the queens are soliloquizing or confronting each other, but inevitably breaks down when the men take over...
...Carter's victory in Florida, with 34% of the vote, accelerated the momentum that he has gained from the early primaries and caucuses. In last week's primary, he dominated the center on the issues, had the best organization and had the broadest appeal of all the candidates. He got 72% of the votes cast by blacks and piled up majorities among people under 25, blue-collar workers, voters earning more than $15,000 and Democrats identifying themselves as liberals. Said he after the victory: "I don't see anyone who can beat...
...Dreyfuss called Inserts the best one-act play that he has ever read, considering it better than Albee's Zoo Story. While this is gross exagerration, Inserts is in fact one of the better film dramas to come around in a long time, an example of dramatic power and momentum glossing over flaws. But despite the advertising claims, Inserts shows degeneracy as it is--undignified...
Because of the attention given to the Democratic contest in Massachusetts, the Republican primary passed almost unnoticed. As expected, Gerald Ford soundly beat Ronald Reagan, with 62% of the vote. The victory helped swell the President's momentum in Florida, so dismaying Reagan that he sharply attacked Ford for the first time. At a news conference in Orlando, the Californian said he was not questioning Ford's "decency, honor and patriotism." But, Reagan charged, "Gerald Ford . . . has shown neither the vision nor the leadership necessary to halt and reverse the diplomatic and military decline...
Poor Relations. To regain momentum, Kissinger and Ford are planning Middle East visits this spring. Kissinger is also urging the Israelis to consider new talks aimed at securing a pledge of nonbelligerency from Sadat. For Egypt, he has announced the proposed sale of U.S. arms to replace Soviet equipment no longer available. So far, only six C-130 transport planes worth $39 million are included, but Kissinger hopes to provide more than that for Egypt. As Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said last week, "I wouldn't be surprised to find a rifle or two on the list." But such...