Word: moods
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...imagination and precision functioning at the same level of artistry as a small-town newscast. It was produced by a film collective proud to work without a director, but unfortunately no one made the essential decisions about thematic development and continuity. The interviews reach no conclusions, and convey the mood of "Meet the Press" rather than an important political meeting. Only one veteran breaks the monotony of disconnected testimony by showing the relationship between his Vietnam experiences and his current life. The interview format is also troublesome visually. A few attempts at montage, juxtaposing shots of the long-haired, dejected...
...Dublin bombings, although immediately denied by the I.R.A., dramatically affected the mood in the South, where the Fianna Fail government of Prime Minister Jack Lynch had been battling to push harsh new anti-I.R.A. legislation through the Dáil (Parliament). "They have turned their guns on the security forces of this state," declared Lynch. "Will they next turn their rockets on targets in this country...
...mood of the country is also taken into account, several Justices admitted. One pointed out that in the late '40s and early '50s, the court declined to hear a number of desegregation cases that were very similar to Brown v. Board of Education. "If the issue had been decided earlier," he said, "it might have gone the other way or, more likely, it would have produced a divided court. In the long run, the delay was probably beneficial for the country." Often the decision whether to accept or reject a case hinges on a Justice's feeling...
...three-quarters of this year ran 43% higher than in the equivalent period of 1971. In Des Moines, Charles Duchen, president of the Younkers Bros. department-store group, basks in a 10% third-quarter increase in sales and says: "The outlook is good. The people are in a relaxed mood because Viet Nam is winding down, the election is over, and there is less uncertainty about who's running the country...
Before the mood of surrender sets in, however, some oddly irrelevant thoughts may occur. In one case, a University of Michigan student was thrown from a careering car and sent rolling head over heels down the highway. Certain that he would be killed, his immediate concerns were for his new coat (which he could see ripping as he rolled) and the Michigan football team, which according to the car radio was losing to Minnesota. In another case, a child of eight slipping off a cliff was afraid he would lose the new pocketknife his father had given...