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...present makes two points that have generally been lost in press accounts of the trial: first, that Seale's outbursts were rarely "obscene" and were always aimed at the Judge's refusal to let Seale act as his own lawyer; and second, that Hoffman's opposition to Seale's plea was based on the totally unrealistic premise that letting Seale defend himself "would be disruptive... to the proceedings...

Author: By James M. Fallows, | Title: Books Tales of Hoffman | 4/16/1970 | See Source »

...serious reading from anyone who wants to put together something like a theory for the Sixties. It is a must for an understanding of how we arrived at the brink of civil war. And because of its eminently readable style and warmth, it may be the first eloquent plea for revolution that ever reaches our parents' bedstands...

Author: By Jeffrey S. Golden, | Title: Books The Sixties | 4/14/1970 | See Source »

...oldtime Socialist," he backed sex education in the school, warned that the U.S. is "controlled to a large degree by fanatics" and cautioned that the nation is moving not toward Communism but fascism. Yet the man who was once accused of undermining the Book of Genesis made a plea for allowing prayers in the classroom, provided that is what the individual class wants...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: American Notes: Scopes Returns | 4/13/1970 | See Source »

...state. In the film's formal, choreographic version, Birkin makes a postfight declaration to Gerald: "We are mentally and spiritually close. Therefore we should be physically close too-it's more complete." The line may be pure Lawrence, but it now "seem little more than another cinematic plea for homosexuality...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Quartet of Soloists | 4/13/1970 | See Source »

After the first two days of competition, South House established a slight edge (1455-1451) over East House. But at Tuesday dinner in the Whitman (East House) dining room Whitman co-president Tom Sterne rose to his feet and made a stirring plea...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cliffie Swim Marathon Is Close Battle | 4/10/1970 | See Source »

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