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Many State Department professionals, however, are hoping against hope that the new ambassador will be one of their own. If Nixon does decide on a Soviet expert, there is a consensus among Foreign Service officers that it will be Malcolm Toon, a veteran Kremlinologist who has served two previous tours of duty in Moscow, and is currently Ambassador to Yugoslavia...
...enhanced his image both in the U.S. and back home. But in terms of political and economic commitment from the U.S., he may have got something less than what he had hoped for. A communique issued after his talks with Nixon said that the two men had reached "full consensus," which in diplomatic language means less than "full agreement...
According to the Council agreement, societies show films "primarily of an educational or experimental nature" and at least two years old. But the general consensus among film society members is that the limitations are a dead letter. GSD films plans to show "Slaughterhouse-Five" next year (which complies with the two-year guide "Cabaret," (which will not). And the educational" criterion is even less of a hindrance. GSD, for example, showed "Little Big Man," "Putney Swope" and "The Pawn-broker" under the general educational theme. "Social adaptation to a changing environment...
None of these ideas are as yet majority views in the Western world, and they may never be. They may provoke nothing more than bitter and fruitless confrontation, sundering consensus and paralyzing productive thought. Their critique of progress and action could well lead to a new quietism, a readiness to accept things as they are rather than to work for things as they might be. In a more hopeful vein, the interaction of the alternate views with prevailing notions may prove to be a beneficial force, leading to a re-examination and refinement of basic ideas about man and society...
Will there be a federal "shield" statute to protect the confidentiality of newsmen's sources? If so, how strong a measure will be enacted? There was still no firm consensus in Congress last week despite the protracted debate. However, Representative Robert Kastenmeier, chairman of a House Judiciary Sub committee holding hearings on the dispute, made a cautious prediction: "The odds favorour coming out with some kind of recommended legislation." In the House generally, he said, "proshield forces are definitely stronger than anti-shield forces at this time...