Word: newman
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...George Jessel has once again exposed his ignorance. Jessel seems to equate the right of questioning the American Government and its military with anti-Americanism. He has a right to voice his opinions. But to dress up and play soldier and to brand and label is uncalled for. Edwin Newman handled the situation with tact, and rather than let Mr. Jessel pretend to march, he took away his toy drum...
...Edwin Newman's treatment of George Jessel points up the news media's self-adulation and application of double standards. A business that thrives on criticism of people, that uses stolen materials, and that is selective in its news is ridiculous being offended by a Jessel poking fun or an Agnew making some legitimate criticism...
...Today show began innocently enough, with Edwin Newman introduc-ing Guest George Jessel and settling down for another innocuous celebrity interview. Jessel, dressed in an Army uniform he had bought himself and had decorated with stars, bars and ribbons, began talking about American troops in Europe. In a calculated slip of the tongue, he pretended to confuse the New York Times with Pravda. A bit later, Jessel took the same crack at the Washington Post. Unamused, Newman rose to the defense of the press. Huffily he reminded Jessel of his guest status, then said by way of dismissal: "Thank...
...purchased a vacant five-story sanitarium on Spring Street and turned it into a succession of mysterious caves lined with her black, white, gold and Plexiglas constructions. Roy Lichtenstein acquired one vast floor of a bankrupt bank on the Bowery (other floors were taken by Adolph Gottlieb and Barnett Newman). Kenneth Noland bought a storage building; Robert Rauschenberg, a flophouse-cum-church on Lafayette Street. The first artists' coop was set up in 1967 at 80 Wooster Street; by 1968, there were 15 such buildings, and there are at least 28 now. Today, a loft building that would have...
Jane S. Kumin of 4 Washington Avenue, Cambridge; Laura E. Levine of Winthrop House and Stanford, Connecticut; Lucinda A. Lyons of Quincy House and Sheffield, Alabama; Marylyn E. Newman of Dunster House and Rensselaer. New York; Jane B. Phipps of Peabody Terrace, Cambridge; Linda C. Roth of Jordon J Hall and Kensington, Maryland...