Word: neighbors
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...There is no hint of city life: the biggest crowds (barring a short scene at a country fair) are the score or so of people who attend the several funerals that come up before the film is done. Life is running free on the farm, drinking lemonade with the neighbor lady, performing magic tricks for the grown-ups, listening to the bizarre tales of an aged Russian grandmother. The Depression has no meaning when you're young and your family still owns its land...
...British army has refused to enter the Bogside out of fear that innocent civilians would be killed in the ensuing street battles. Moreover, the 3,000 or 4,000 destitute Catholic families who live in the area either openly support the young men or feign ignorance. Said a neighbor: "We know what these lads are up to, but we don't want to know what they're doing...
...Frawley is indeed an irascible "ugly little buck goat" of a father with a polished brogue and a fine comic sense. And Currier exudes the actor's charm of James Tyrone through a convincing alcoholic dissipation. The two minor characters, a younger son, Mike Hogan, and a rich Yankee neighbor, Harder are also excellent...
Workhorse. Meanwhile, nine Boeing representatives have been in Peking negotiating with Russia's eastern neighbor since April for the sale of ten Boeing 707 jetliners-four passenger models and six cargo versions. The White House expects the deal to be closed next month. The hard-bargaining Chinese will pay in cash with Western currencies for the planes, a supply of spare parts and training for Chinese crews. Ultimately, the Chinese may need 80 more planes, and they have already expressed interest in a Boeing 747 jumbo...
...favorite. Until June 18, when the Traveler ceased publication, Boston had three distinct newspaper readerships. The Globe did, and still does, hold the allegiance of card-carrying liberals and people who like nothing better than the good dirt on their local alderman (not to mention their next door neighbor). The Traveler represented Old Boston--the conservative establishment and the middle class working families who enjoy breakfast much more when the news is good news. The Record American, bless its tabloid soul, carried the numbers every day, ran lots of patriotic and sensational stories on subversives and fires, and generally catered...