The Common Glory ends as Bicentennial overkill blamed
Death of a Williamsburg native is announced with burial at Lake Matoaka on the College of William and Mary campus. The Jamestown Corporation announces the outdoor drama The Common Glory is folding after a Bicentennial driven decline in attendance and revenue.
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Williamsburg
Lake Matoaka
College of William and Mary
Paul Green
W&m
Jamestown Corporation
Del
Lewis A. McMurran Jr
Newport News
America
Philadelphia
Boston
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Washington, D.C
Virginia
Colonial Williamsburg
Rockefellers
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Tide Amusements
Busch Gardens
Jery Shop
Jamestown
Yorktown
TV Networks and Soviet Propaganda in Olympic Coverage
The piece argues CBS ABC and NBC seek Moscow Olympic contracts and may let Soviet officials dictate U.S. TV content. It notes canned Soviet footage during Montreal coverage, defection moments, and high costs for Moscow deals. CBS and ABC executives met with Soviet officials, implying networks trade freedom for access and ratings.
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Soviet Union
Kremlin
CBS
ABC
NBC
U.S
Moscow
Lir McKay
East Germany
Rumania
Suntit
Federal Communications
Montreal
William Paley Qmiade
Sergei Lapin
Ignaty Novikov
Volga
Vandals at the National Cathedral and the Book of Common Prayer
James J. Kilpatrick argues that modern revisions threaten the National Cathedral and the Book of Common Prayer. He likens cathedral vandalism to gutting sacred language, calling the revisions a wrecking ball that destroys integrity, tradition, and beauty. He warns the 1979 convention could render the Prayer Book junked.
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Vandals
National Cathedral
Episcopal House of Deputies
House of Bishops
Cathedral
Not Enough Affirmative Action For My Moroccan Heritage
The piece laments affirmative action for minorities, arguing Moroccan heritage and other genetic labels affect who gets political consideration. It recalls attempts to gain various posts, noting anti Moroccan prejudice and the claim that some groups are treated as more equal than others.
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Washington
Stamp Advisory Board
Nixon
White House
John Dean II
H. R. Haldeman
Gerald Ford
Rep. Ford
Oval Office
Morocco
Louisiana
Spain
Meaning of Malraux and French Culture in Paris Funeral
Joseph Kraft analyzes Andre Malraux's funeral in Paris and his life as a bridge between classicism and leftism. The piece traces his early work on unedited texts, his painting and music interests, and his later novels Man's Fate and Man's Hope. It notes his communist sympathies, role in the Spanish Civil War, and eventual alignment with de Gaulle and the French Resistance.
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Paris
Louvre
France
Andre Malraux
Malraux
Stendhal
Victor Hugo
Baudelaire
Brueghel
Bach
Paiting
Rembrandt
Goya
Michelangelo
Pascal
Nietzsche
Dostoyevski
Mao
Trotsky
Chiang Kai-shek
de Gaulle
Jean Lacouturé
Carter era power plays revive Ford losers names
Carter administration plans help for former Ford aides including James Akins as ambassador to Saudi Arabia and James Schlesinger as a defense adviser. John Dunlop to aid economic policy, xx-Paul Austin seeks an embassy abroad, while Charles Kirbo scouts talent amid press worries. Kissinger trips trigger security tales as Ford faces voter sentiment and a contested electoral college. Joseph Laitin recalls past bosses and jokes about a public denouncement before Jan 20.
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James Akins
Saudi Arabia
Henry Kissinger
James Schlesinger
Defense
Carter White House
John Dunlop
J. Paul Austin
Coca Cola Board
Austin
Washington
Britain
Charles Kirbo
Treasury
William Simon
Wintry Mostow
Acapulco
Mexico
Lopez Portillo
Kissinger
Secret Service
Ford
Carter
Nation
Joseph Lailin
White House
Budget Bureau
Pentagon
George Shultz
Nixon
Laitin
George
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