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...programs come in two kinds, orderly or contentious. CBS's Face the Nation and NBC's Meet the Press let a guest finish a sentence. On ABC's This Week with David Brinkley, questioners interrupt and badger the guest, which works well with facile and thick-skinned politicians, but can be unfair to the reflective. Sometimes these shows make headlines; their real value is to give viewers a sense of public figures they have only read about...
...fast-breaking news, MacNeil and Lehrer do an impressive job of rounding up people knowledgeable on a subject. Network executives, seeing the program win so many awards, condescendingly praise it as worthy; it is far more than that, even though there are nights when foreign accents become too thick, or economists drone too long over their hedgings. There is now an imitator in ABC's late-night Nightline with Ted Koppel; he is well-briefed and quick-witted, but it isn't in him to be as self-effacing as MacNeil or Lehrer...
When I went to Iran three months ago, I thought the situation could not get any worse. I was wrong. The ruling clergy have turned Iran into one huge funeral parlor. Death and the related ceremonies are the only diversions available. A thick miasma of repression and gloom has settled on the land...
...bomb had been rigged up ingeniously. The cookbook was only 1½ in. thick, but someone had hollowed it out and placed inside a six-volt battery wired to gunpowder and three bullets. The police were mystified, as were neighbors and coworkers. Who would want to do Mrs. Kipp any harm? Affable and popular, mother of two grown children, Joan Kipp was treasurer of the Bay Ridge Community Council and was expected to be named vice president the following month. Said her grieving son Craig, 27, to a group of reporters: "It was an irresponsible, violent act that doesn...
...coast, Point Arena covers 765/2 acres and includes barracks, a post exchange and several other structures. Once manned by 200 Air Force personnel, the station is now run by 45 civilians. Half the acreage is for sale. The property offers a stunning view of the Pacific and a thick carpet of redwood and pine trees. The Government has not yet determined its price, but land in the area is currently going for $1,500 to $2,000 per acre...