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...POWER TENDS to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." John Acton didn't expect these immortal words to be the foundation for a rock oratorio of the twentieth century. Nowadays one would be tempted to deride anyone foolhardy enough to philosophize upon a money-and-corruption theme, to say nothing of consecrating six record sides to it. Well, if there is anyone in the realm of popular music that could make such an overworked story line appealing it's the Kink's Raymond Douglas Davies. His magic formula of piercing insight combined with a wry, subtle wit enables Davies...
...opportunity for American coal miners to win twentieth century working conditions has arrived. The economic climate, which has traditionally been to the advantage of the management, has been drastically altered by the rise in fuel prices. Economic conditions unconducive to equitable contract settlements have existed almost continuously since the United Mine Workers' inception in 1892. In the early' nineties the union won modest gains for its members until technological advances in the industry and a decline in coal prices reduced the coal companies' need for manpower. This trend continued through the 1950's when the introduction of such fully automated...
...this material is a blessing, for when he attempts to analyze American society, he inevitably stumbles. In his criticism of American vulgarity--which he seems to find epitomized in the phenomenon of ubiquitous pink bubble gum--he succumbs to snobbish cultural comparisons not unlike those indulged in by early twentieth century American Anglophiles. Such generalizing is absurd in a huge and diversified society...
Four of the five patrolmen took civil service tests in April and were among the 73 persons listed as eligible for promotion. The blacks scored 92.38, 90.16, 81 and 89.52 on a 100-point scale. The highest scoring black patrolman, Calvin J. Kantor, ranked twentieth on the civil service eligibility list...
...highest-scoring black patrolman placed twentieth out of the 73 policemen who passed the exam, Beryl W. Cohen, attorney for the five plaintiffs, said yesterday...