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...play better known to Americans than The Glass Menagerie; the audience becomes a casting director and makes rather exacting judgments. Maureen Stapleton is not quite right for Amanda. She is incapable of conveying the proper air of gentility, and she lacks somewhat the valiancy and authority Amanda should possess...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: Flee as a Bird | 1/12/1976 | See Source »

...poor are lucky to get by from day to day, middle-class parents have their eyes on something else-the future, which becomes concretely symbolized in the child: through him, through her, one can get hold of the future, secure it, possess it, mold it, ensure it. With the decline of religion and an increasing affluence, the happiness, security and welfare of children become for many a major obsession which, in turn, has a broad and strong impact on the way children look, play, get educated and, not least, are treated at home. In our middle-class suburbs, infants...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bicentennial Essay: Growing Up in America--Then and Now | 12/29/1975 | See Source »

...Buddy O'Neil is a teacher and a doer--not only does he possess a vast knowledge of the game, but he can break it down to the necessary fundamentals at any level. I've always been impressed by Buddy's outstanding ability to relate to both his players and fellow coaches...

Author: By Jonathan J. Ledecky, | Title: Coach O'Neil: The Freshman's 'Buddy' | 12/17/1975 | See Source »

...would argue that change would be more effectively accomplished by nominating students to serve on the CRR, who could then work for that same change. Such a group "within the system" would possess several significant advantages over a group "from without." First, the inside group would more adequately be able to assess what actually goes on inside CRR meetings. In the unlikely event that CRR ever did meet, those on the outside are barred from attending the meetings; CRR members are not. More importantly, however, I believe that greater commitment and continuity would be evidenced in a group selected...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRR | 12/17/1975 | See Source »

Despite Soviet aid, the MPLA does not possess over-whelming military superiority in Angola. The U.S. and other Western powers have been arming FNLA/UNITA through Zaire and the CIA for more than a year, giving them all the latest military equipment including Mirage jets capable of bombing the MPLA capital from the Zaire border...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Support the MPLA | 12/16/1975 | See Source »

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