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...Through Peruvian Haze; Ruins of Dennis by Twilight; and his favorite: Dennis as the Universal Infant. This portrait can be seen throughout The Last Movie, even when other actors come on-notably Stella Garcia as Hopper's Peruvian mistress and Rod Cameron as Rod Cameron. Hopper never appears sober or coherent. This may account for the film's Godardian device-from time to time the legend SCENE MISSING is mounted on a field of black. During the filming of The Last Movie, Hopper declared: "Being an artist is a heavy scene." That, unhappily, is the scene that...
...Chinese remain sober about the prospects for renewed relations with America. They sense Nixon might offer very little but remain cautiously optimistic. They claim that whatever the outcome, they are willing to talk. Such a cavalier stance hides many of their expectations...
Burger rose impassively to deliver a sober and reflective speech. Where Ross had spoken of "human beings" locked in prisons, the Chief Justice-without specific reference to Attica-described convicts as the "delinquents and misfits" of society. He cautioned the students that law was not the path to social reform, although he admitted to being intrigued by the "alluring prospect that our world can be changed in the courts" rather than by legislators. It was a moderate enough speech by a man who cares deeply about prison reform, but the students were not in a frame of mind for moderation...
...Richard Nixon in the general election. The question now is whether Muskie will survive that long, or be eliminated in one of the primaries or at the convention. His campaign has, like the candidate himself, a certain steadiness, equilibrium rather than passion. Whether it is enough to be the sober centrist in a divided party remains to be seen, as does Muskie's capacity to adapt, grow and learn now that the race is beginning in earnest...
Wall Street Journal Editorialist David C. Anderson wished the President well, then added a sober warning: "At this point in our history, the people are going to keep their eyes on the ball; they will not-and in a sense should not-care how the game is played, but whether...