Word: moods
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...greater significance than the parliamentary situation is the political impact of such a drawn-out process. TIME Congressional Correspondent Neil MacNeil detects a subtle shift in the mood of the House Republican leadership. It apparently stems from a vague feeling that Nixon may have "bottomed out" after widespread criticism of his released transcripts, is now recovering, and might yet survive. One sign of the change was Republican Leader John Rhodes' complaint that the Judiciary Committee ought to stop chasing tapes and call witnesses to pin down any uncertainties in the evidence it already holds. Earlier Rhodes had been among...
...understated effort was enough for Oregon's unpredictable voters, who appeared to be in a particularly ornery mood this spring. In a state known for its enthusiastic acceptance of progressive politics, the primary produced a number of unexpected results. They suggested that Morse was aided by a feeling of distrust and antipathy toward government-attitudes he has long expressed. He won 153,176 votes, compared with Boe's 123,393. (Two minor candidates together polled fewer than...
...reserved for lyings-in-state, although Cloris Leachman's Mrs. Miller is skittish and well observed. Bogdanovich, a hugely eclectic director, borrows heavily here again. The use of a popular tune-Maggie, in this instance-as a sort of sentimental signature comes directly from John Ford, and the mood of much of the light-comedy moments seems a gloss on Ernst Lubitsch. The film's opening is quite ravishing, however-the early moments of a hotel stirring for a new day-and throughout there is a kind of stylistic steadiness new to Bogdanovich...
...spread in 1970 to Jackson's quality of play, reached a peak late that summer. While crossing the plate after hitting a grand-slam home run, he saluted Finley with an obscene gesture. Finley demanded, and got, a written apology; but the incident plunged Jackson into a foul mood-to say nothing of a slump that ended the team's chances for a pennant that year. Today the two have, at best, a cool relationship. "I respect Finley for his business knowledge," says Jackson, "and I think he's made some needed innovations in baseball. But unless...
...fast life, and early on the Duke developed an ability to compose anywhere-restaurants, buses, hotels, even taxis. He wrote his first big hit, Mood Indigo, in 15 minutes while waiting for his mother to fix dinner. Many of his early works shimmered with exotic "jungle" colors, achieved through the clever use of mutes, slurs and growls, that were intended to romanticize the African roots of jazz. Later works such as Warm Valley and Dusk took on subtle pastels and sophisticated shapes. Ellington's style and reputation eventually transcended jazz, and he even performed with major symphony orchestras...