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...straighten out Watergate after the Nixon/Frost interviews, which incidentally cast him and Ehrlichman as the villains Nixon was just trying to protect out of a sense of humanity. Ol' Bob's revisionist history runs like this: "I believed in tough campaigning too, but even from my hardline standpoint, Nixon went too far at times. But political strategy wasn't my province, only the mechanics...
...From the standpoint of participation and of getting a freshman adjusted to life at college, it's an unfortunate decision," he said...
...Canoes" is amazing because Curtis was able to direct members of the Kwakiutl tribe in Vancouver, B.C., to re-enact the story of a quest for a vision and its results in the time before the Indians had been assimilated into white culture. From the anthropological standpoint this film is invaluable. From the cinematic stabdpoint, the framing, lighting, and composition are every bit as classic as the stills of the period which Curtis is more famous for. The film has the added excitement of light and water leaks apparently left from the original footage...
...book covers Red's attitudes towards his teams. He claims the secret to his success was, along with his nose for talent, a feeling of respect he engendered on his team. He demanded respect from his players, but he gave it back to them, too. From a sociological standpoint Auerbach coached during the time the NBA shifted from an all-white to a mostly black league, and the Celtics, resplendent with stars like Bill Russell and Bob Cousy, were a model of interracial harmony at a time when there weren't too many such models around. While Auerbach, a somewhat...
...worry now, at least from the standpoint of the U.S. carriers, is that the lower fares will slice into the lines' profits at the very time when they need money to replace aging air fleets. But Laker's heart does not bleed for the big boys. Through their governments, they have thrown one obstacle after another in his way. Says Laker: "The big carriers are now united in their determination to put us out of business. They have slashed their own fares, changed their own rules and granted themselves all the advantages denied to us under the terms...