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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Birthday Wish (Little, Brown; $5.95) is equally textless-save for a greeting on the final page. But within its elemental comic-strip layout a series of hilarious sight gags are set up and sent home. Author-Illustrator Ed Emberley has never been a man to pull his punch lines, and his jokes are often a bit too raucous; but then so is the laughter that ensues from their close inspection...
Psychologist John Cone of the University of West Virginia has found that electricity customers tend to cut down if they are reminded-constantly, each day-of actual dollars spent. They fail to respond to a mere general reminder to save their money. Says Cone: "What people need is more specific feed back about how much [energy] they are really using on a daily basis." Americans, in other words, must not merely be told but convinced of their self-interest before they will alter their habitual behavior even in a minor...
...lines. The blocking is unimaginative, as is most of Thompson's direction. John Manulis as Ronay Gustav, the central character in the flashbacks, does nothing with his lines, reminding one of William Shatner. He is offset by David Moore, who turns in a creditable performance, save for an inexplicable tendency to yell when talking will clearly suffice. Other good points include the clever set, which makes use of some unusual and effective ramps, and brilliant lighting. Still, there are too many meaningless moments and hackneyed dramatic devices in Failing, the winner of last year's Phyllis Anderson Prize for Harvard...
...locksmith has inspected the locks in the Yard, and maintenance men have removed the hooks which can be used to keep dorm doors open in an effort to save energy and increase security, Moses said...
...League (save Columbia) schools field squads, but Harvard won't get a crack at all of them initially because of the financial limits on traveling for a club-team...