Word: viewpoints
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...unhappy side of the play is that it is the purest Broadway-laughs or nothing. It has a funnybone without a spine; it could almost be described as a satire without a viewpoint. It seem's put together with the very pins it sticks in others, though at its satiric best it can draw blood from cardboard. And since, at her best, Actress Hull can squeeze laughs out of a turnip, The Solid Gold Cadillac provides a nice, enjoyable evening...
...19th-century judgment that Mozart's music was superficial and "tinkly" (with the exception of a few "romantic" works like the D-Minor Piano Concerto) is now very much discredited. But this viewpoint shows how radically different was the 18th-century conception of profundity and sentiment from that of the succeeding period. With Mozart (and in this he is typical of one of the strongest currents of his age) it is often the simple and obvious which is the profound; but of course the naivete is deceptive, and the real meaning of the phrase is neither simple nor obvious...
...also balked at a provision to replace the NLRB with a "Labor Court." These were small points, and it looked as if the A.F.L.'s (and therefore Durkin's) approval could easily be obtained. But Department of Commerce General Counsel Stephen F. Dunn, representing the management viewpoint, objected to omissions from the list...
...Arthur Eisenhower obliged. Interviewed at Phoenix on his way home, he said: "Sure I called him the most dangerous menace to America, but I don't understand why the remark caused excitement." Back home in Kansas City, he was asked if his statement reflected the viewpoint of the President. "That's the hell of it," he said unhappily. "People misinterpret things. I want," he added belatedly, "to keep out of controversial subjects...
...Iranian nation is now facing great economic and political difficulties. There can be serious consequences from an international viewpoint as well if this situation is permitted to continue. If prompt and effective aid is not given this country now, any steps that might be taken tomorrow to compensate for the negligence of today might well be too late...