Duce to Head Texas Military Institute in 1974
Dr Leonard Duce becomes president and headmaster of the Texas Military Institute in summer 1974 amid debates over co education and de emphasis of military training. He retires May 31 and will be succeeded by Rev A Nelson Daust from Bishop Whipple Schools. Duce founded the Trinity University Graduate School and served as its dean.
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Whitney exhibit at San Antonio’s Witte Museum debuts
New York’s Whitney Museum of American Art lends a prized cross-section of its collection for a traveling show at the Witte Museum in its 50th anniversary year. The works by O’Keeffe Hopper Prendergast Kuhn and Bellows illuminate the 1920s and 1930s American scene, highlighting a bold rediscovery of America as the bicentennial era unfolds.
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Antitrust Bill Sparks Senate Judiciary Controversy
Senate Judiciary Committee approves S 1284 a sweeping antitrust measure poised to reach the floor midmonth. The bill would broaden charges against business and hinder defenses with three main sections including state class action suits, a premerger review delaying deals, and expanded Justice Department investigative powers.
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Death of a Detective Curled In Christie Nostalgia
A reader recalls fondly Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, and Josephine Tey, lamenting modern mysteries. He rues the loss of classic fair play in puzzles, contrasts Poirot with new tropes, and longs for Doyle and Freeman in a reflective tribute to enduring detectives.
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Dame Apatha
Emma Latham
Georges Simenon
Josephine Tey
Napoleon Bonaparte
Agatha Christi
Hercule Puirot
Lord Peter
Josephine Toy
Inspector Alan Grand
Eric Ambler
Switzerland
First class women writers face patronizing use of gender
A writer critiques the National Council of Teachers of English and its Anti-Sexist League for urging gender neutral language. He argues the push risks eroding clarity in English by replacing proven terms like man with generic phrases, praising writers like Mary McCarthy while condemning forced linguistic reforms.
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