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...WHAT A LOVELY WAR. Every living wordmonger of sacred theatrical cliches would swear that no one could make musi cal entertainment out of the spilled blood, blind gallantry, and stupefying idiocy of World War I. Joan Littlewood and her adroit London Theater Workshop company have done it. The result is hilarious, ironic, heartwarming and heartbreaking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Jan. 1, 1965 | 1/1/1965 | See Source »

...WHAT A LOVELY WAR. Every living wordmonger of sacred theatrical cliches would swear that no one could make musical entertainment out of the spilled blood, blind gallantry, and stupefying idiocy of World War I. Joan Littlewood and her amazingly adroit London Theater Workshop company have done it. The result is hilarious, ironic, heart-warming and heartbreaking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On Broadway: Dec. 25, 1964 | 12/25/1964 | See Source »

...have long been antagonists. Their father, the late King Ibn Saud once said, "I wish that Feisal had been born twins and Saud had never been born at all." Nevertheless, Saud was the oldest son and was therefore named Crown Prince. On his deathbed, Ibn Saud made Feisal swear on the Koran that he would not seek the throne as long as Saud lived...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saudi Arabia: A Brace of Kings | 11/20/1964 | See Source »

...based on advice from the U.S. Attorney General's office and on the Senate debate on the anti-poverty bill. He said several Senators voted for the bill with the understanding that only direct employees of the federal government would have to take the oath, which requires signers to swear they are not members of any subversive organizations...

Author: By Hendrik Hertzberg, | Title: Harvard Will Ask Aid Under Anti-Poverty Act | 11/19/1964 | See Source »

Under the requirement, a recipient of antipoverty aid must swear that "he does not believe in, and is not a member of and does not support any organization that believes in or teaches the overthrow of the United States Government by force or violence...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Congress May Repeal Poverty-Act Disclaimer | 11/13/1964 | See Source »

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