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...machines were collapsing all over the country, Daley's was sticking together. Boss doesn't explain why this is so, but it suggests ?? lot of contributing factors. The most obvious ?? Daley's mastery of timing. When Chicago was hi?? with a police scandal, Daley was not at all relu??tant to fire his police commissioner and appoint?? blue-ribbon candidate, a nationally recognized e?? pert on criminology. This removed the police from his control and even improved the force. But?? saved Daley and the machine: better to take o?? step back than to lose your legs. Wilson eventua?? retired...

Author: By E. J. Dionne, | Title: Daley Boss | 4/20/1971 | See Source »

...Faust was hurt by the poor technical quality of the tapes. Distortion was evident in places and the entire tape collection seemed hurriedly prepared. M. Peusseur later substantiated this suspicion and stated that he was going to "destroy the tape immediately." For those who were not able to come, tant...

Author: By Stephen L. Weinberg, | Title: Henri Pousseur | 3/2/1968 | See Source »

...allegedly obscene film is the work of a famous author, does his repu tation make the work "socially impor tant" and, therefore, not obscene? No, ruled the California District Court of Appeal in the case of Jean Genet's Un Chant d'Amour. The French scatologist's literary fame "does not provide a carte blanche when he ventures into the fields covered by the film," which is a searing, silent 30-minute portrayal of a sadistic prison guard alternately beating and spying upon four convicts engaged in various homosexual acts. Worse, said the court, Chant itself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Constitutional Law: Guilt Despite Association | 12/16/1966 | See Source »

...Jacques Tiffeau last spring, claimed some. Alberto Fabiani in Rome the week before, recalled others. Even Patou's designer, Michel Goma, who brought waistlines up nearly under the arms, let the length vary from two inches above the knee to midcalf. The miniskirt? "Dégoütant," snapped Coco Chanel. "Now I know why men don't like women any more." And so Chanel stayed Chanel, with neatly fitted suits just covering the kneecap. Pierre Cardin dropped an inch, but was still airborne, two or three inches above the knee; Castillo showed dresses that fell just above...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fashion: Stopping the Escalation | 8/5/1966 | See Source »

...fresher racial climate that Governor Paul Johnson has managed to create in Mississippi. Though no more of an integrationist than his predecessor, demagogic Ross Barnett, Johnson knows well that racial savagery can only scare off badly needed Northern industries. Moreover, unlike most segregationists he realizes that bla tant oppression merely helps the civil rights cause. As the march entered its second week, Johnson passed the word: keep cool...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mississippi: Br'er Fox | 6/24/1966 | See Source »

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