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...sturdy enough for Rodgers and Hart to hang on it half a dozen of their most charming songs. There's a Small Hotel is the best known, but there are also the bittersweet Glad to Be Unhappy, the witty Too Good for the Average Man, the wise and worldly The Heart Is Quicker Than the Eye and the bluesy Quiet Night...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: High Stepper | 3/21/1983 | See Source »

Educators fighting the uncapping provisions seem likely to obtain some sort of 10 to 15 year exemption from the law if, as expected, it passes. But lawmakers would be wise to go further and make this temporary exemption permanent. Tenure, unlike almost any other form of job security, is a bargain, a bargain that goes to the essence of the university. Professors get unparalleled security and independence, becoming, as Dean of the Faculty Henry Rosovsky said, "shareholders" in an institution with history and long-term health. It is only fair that they allow the same opportunity to open for young...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bowing Out | 3/15/1983 | See Source »

...shrugging off the President's fire and brimstone may not be such a wise idea. Shortly after he came to power, analysts from, left, right and center pored through the life and speeches of Ronald Reagan, and all reached the same conclusions: When it comes to Communism, the man means what he says. He believes the Soviet Union is the embodiment of evil, and the United States the cradle of goodness...

Author: By Errol T. Louis, | Title: Fire and Brimstone | 3/15/1983 | See Source »

...Supreme Court has ruled that a policeman may order you out of your car after stopping you for a traffic violation. In any case, it is usually wise to get out so that the officer can see you are not a threat. He may not frisk you unless he has a reasonable basis for believing that you are armed and dangerous. Erratic or menacing behavior, or a bulge in your pockets, could justify a frisk, but wearing a beard or unusual clothing cannot. If the officer does "pat you down," he may go into only those pockets where he feels...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Safe in Your Car? | 3/14/1983 | See Source »

...show is a string of contemporary vignettes, each one based on one of Aesop's fables. Some of the scenes, like "Tortoise and Hare," are rousing song and dance routines: all feature sharp, wise-cracking humor. Yet, although most of the scenes are winning in themselves, the show overall lacks direction and flow; it's missing a theme and a pattern. The numbers come in haphazard arrangement, seemingly without design, each revealing a neat moral cliche that could be more efficiently placed in a greeting card...

Author: By Kathleen I. Kouril, | Title: More Sugar Needed | 3/7/1983 | See Source »

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