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Not Convinced. The fact that Tito has allowed Praxis* to reappear testifies to his greater tolerance for criticism that comes from within the party. Unlike Mihajlov, the Praxis editors do not go so far as to challenge one-party predominance. They do, however, advocate more party democracy. Since most of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Yugoslavia: Resilient Critics | 4/28/1967 | See Source »

One of the earliest pioneers was a former lute player, Danish-born Thomas Wilfred. In 1921 in New York, he built a kind of visual Wurlitzer, which he called the Clavilux. By moving sliding keys, he activated a battery of projectors behind a translucent screen. He became so skillful that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Techniques: Luminal Music | 4/28/1967 | See Source »

A prolific writer of adventure stories, Author Harris knows his way around a war and, in particular, the chaotic landscape of a routed army. His military men are simple enough to recall George Henty, the turn-of-the-century bard of boyhood. But Harris is so skillful that he keeps...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: From Battlefield to Law Court | 4/21/1967 | See Source »

Spiro ("Ted") Agnew, the fifth Republican Governor Maryland has had, said of the opposition's legislative leader: "One of the most skillful I've ever seen, completely reliable and willing to meet a problem." For his part, House Speaker Marvin Mandel allowed: "We've worked together well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Maryland: The Athenian Touch | 4/7/1967 | See Source »

The cooperation suggests, furthermore, that when de Gaulle steps down from the Presidency some time in the next few years, a leftist will stand an extraordinarily good chance of succeeding him. The candidate of the united left, certainly not a Communist, would likely be Mitterand or Guy Mollet -- a disliked...

Author: By Gerald M. Rosberg, | Title: Election in France | 3/16/1967 | See Source »

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