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...Warsaw talks for two reasons: 1) Premier Chou Enlai, whose pragmatic approach to foreign affairs appears to carry the most weight in Peking these days, is convinced that China must begin to emerge from the isolation of the Cultural Revolution, and 2) the Chinese are genuinely fearful that a breakdown of the border negotiations could lead to war with the Soviet Union, and are hoping that talks with the U.S. will compel Moscow to become more conciliatory...
...Coming Apart , the camera offers no help in interpreting the happenings on screen, abandoning the viewer to puzzle over the ambiguities. The viewer sees only the abysmal way the psychiatrist treats everyone, and his breakdown. There are no explanations beyond the acts themselves. The question "Why?" is as irrelevant as it is unanswerable, Coming Apart is ironically, post-psychological...
...Middle Americans say in bewilderment, "Either we neglected them or we spoiled them." A surprisingly large number of Middle Americans attribute the weakening of the family structures to the fact that so many mothers have gone to work. In the youthful disrespect for American institutions they see reflected the breakdown of their own parental authority, although a great many still control their children and command their respect...
...Black students request, make a public statement of the problems the University faces in fulfilling it, and then appeal for OBU's help in finding strategies for achieving their joint purpose. This approach would go far toward eliminating the breach of trust which in large part explains the rapid breakdown of negotiations after last Friday's occupation...
Commenting on the breakdown in negotiations with OBU Wednesday, Cox said "We had agreed to binding arbitration (on the painters' helpers issue). I think OBU has now rejected this...