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Gregory Peck, as the tough man's tough man, is by way of giving a nearly perfect performance. And his role is no snap. He must alternate between kindliness and deadliness, each with equal fervor, and yet without destroying the plausibility of either. Millard Mitchell, as a rugged marshal, is an old hand at being expert, as is bar-tender Karl Malden. Skip Homier and Richard Jeckel are the shot and kicked punks, and they seem to enjoy their work...
...Council had raised enough money to construct an educational FM station, scattered through Symphony Hall. In this dissected state, WGBH-FM began broadcasting, supported by the talent and money contributed by each member of the Council. The rare broadcasting fervor that drove such stolid institutions as Harvard or the Symphony to contribute unrestricted funds to a fledgling radio station must have reached the staff and performers as well: WGBH-FM soon attained national recognition for several top-notch programs, including Professor G. Wallace Woodworth's "Tomorrow's Symphony...
When the FCC overruled the CBS suggestions, the Lowell Broadcasting Council went after construction funds with fervor, and dug up more than were really expected. The Fund for Adult Education contributed $150,000; the Filene Foundation added $450,000; and a surprisingly strong Massachusetts Citizens' Committee for Educational Television donated...
...countries propelled to independence since the beginning of World War II, none set out with more confident fervor than Indonesia. After 350 years as a colony of the Dutch, one sudden, exuberant transformation made the islands the world's sixth most populous nation (80 million), rich in natural resources, and in national ambition. This month, the young Indonesian Republic begins its sixth year of independence, and the confident fervor is gone. The economy is sick with inflation. Unrest is growing among the 90% Moslem population because of 1) the weakness of the central government...
...most remarkable thing about last week's demonstrations was that they represented the only display of overt passion in a week when the U.N. methodically put off action on a whole roster of major colonial issues. Yet few subjects ordinarily incite more fervor-spontaneous or arranged-or provide more clash of interest and search of conscience than the cry of colonialism. In the closing days of the ninth session, the U.N.'s General Assembly voted...