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...other memories, musical or otherwise, from the period 1915-1945 have survived with such vigor and freshness. Porter was perhaps the greatest songwriter of all time, and certainly the most versatile. Critics are indeed hard-pressed to name anyone as consistently good, before or since. And his lyrics--few writers, much less songwriters, could ever match his wit and style. He not only reflected his times; he put a patina on them that will not fade...
...diplomats were surprised by that cautious reaction. Said one U.S. officer in Moscow: "There has been an amazing lack of vigor, courage and activity on the part of the business community in backing up Crawford...
Editors often have their enthusiasms-the literate George F. Will is one among newer columnists-as well as particular grievances. The vigor of a columnist's views doesn't trouble them, since with an avoidance of judgment that they call being open-minded, editors now seek for their pages a "broad spectrum" of attitudes. But they are wary of prejudicial opinions in the guise of reporting and most often cite Evans and Novak. The Los Angeles Times (whose own Washington bureau is highly regarded by the Washington press corps) dropped Evans and Novak because, in Editor...
Brown, however, emphasized the need for a new SALT agreement, a theme that has run consistently through Administration speeches. "We are pursuing that goal with undiminished vigor," Brown stressed, even though the nation's "basic objectives of strategic deterrence, adequate stability and equivalence are overriding...
Since productivity is a key indicator of a nation's economic vigor, the figures issued last week by the Labor Department made sober reading. According to the study, 25 of 66 major industrial groups showed outright declines in the hourly output of their workers in 1977. As a whole, the rate of rise in productivity in the manufacturing sector slowed markedly last year to only 2.2%, vs. 6.8% in 1976. The biggest drops were in clay-working (down 7.4%), grain-milling (7.1%) and footwear (4.3%) industries. Productivity in the coal industry fell...