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...article "Invoking the Gods" [March 18] was certainly interesting and, to a classicist struggling to bring about a regeneration of interest in classical literature and culture, might at first appear to be a sign of unimagined success. But alas, from the tenor of your report it would appear that Theologian Miller has little understanding of the nature of the Greek gods. Ancient Greek culture was awash in divine identifications that had to do with what, to us, are secular realities, for example Euripides' beautiful line, "Recognizing one's friends is also a god." The Greek mind saw divinity...
...worried over the diplomatic crevasses that had appeared in place of diplomatic bridges. For Nixon, who counts on strong accomplishments abroad to offset political problems at home, the results could only be disheartening. What was to have been a triumphal presidential trip to a Moscow summit in June to sign a SALT II agreement may now turn into a slugfest to reach any kind of agreement...
...preserve a sense of reverence before the mysterious pluralities of the transcendent." In another symbolic touch, an innovation of their own, the Reform liturgists have added a fifth cup of wine to the four traditional cups drunk by the celebrants-a cup that is left untasted "as a sign of hope for the beginning of Redemption...
...Receptivity is not enough, and no longer is the department allowed to wait for things to happen and then figure the best way out. All of State's bureau heads have been given the same mandate from Kissinger: to define precisely the foreign policy options in their areas. One sign of Kissinger's progress in trying to vitalize the department: ambassadors who formerly went to the White House for information on foreign policymaking are calling again at State...
...chance pairing with Washington Correspondent David Brinkley at the 1956 political conventions made television history. Huntley's informed earnestness was the perfect foil for Brinkley's wry wit. Enthusiastic viewer response prompted NBC to reunite the team on the evening news in October. The program's sign-off ("Good night, Chet"-"Good night, David") soon became a slice of Americana. The Huntley-Brinkley Report consistently clobbered the opposition networks in ratings and won every major award available to television news...