Word: frankness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Johns Hopkins Psychiatrist Jerome D. Frank, who shares many of Andreski's views, is convinced that a major nuclear exchange is inevitable unless nations stop building nuclear arsenals. "Nothing is more certain and inexorable than the law of chance," Frank writes in Sanity & Survival, his recent study of human aggression. "Present policies involve a continuing risk of nuclear war; the longer the risk continues, the greater the probability of war; and if the probability continues long enough, it approaches certainty...
...such men as Andreski, Frank and Bouthoul present the case for war? Not because they believe in war-certainly none of them do-but because they entertain the view that war is an inevitable adjunct, and in many ways the architect, of the civilization that man has built. When asked if he really believes that war is beneficial, Andreski replies: "That depends on whether you think technological civilization is beneficial. Personally, I like it, but I'm not convinced it is a viable creation. It may destroy itself." Destruction was the first and still remains the cardinal function...
...eyed cinema actress (most recently in John and Mary), and Andre Previn, 40, composer-conductor about town, currently leading the London Symphony Orchestra: their first children, twin boys; in London. Previn says that they plan to marry as soon as he is divorced from his estranged wife; Mia Divorced Frank Sinatra in August...
...minuscule cast is trapped in Frank Gilroy's anemic narrative of a boozy loser and his new-found chick. Pianist Joe Grady (Beatty) plays gigs at a downtown bar, trying to raise the fare to New York and a fresh start. Fran (Taylor) is a chorine waiting for her paramour to obtain a divorce and altar her situation. In a matter of moments, Fran and Joe become casual lovers playing for time-and losing. He keeps dicing away his savings; Mr. Right fails to come to her rescue on schedule. While they run in place, Gilroy furnishes them with...
...Yardling teammates. Bill Stewart and Tony Dubon, lost narrow 5-3 and 8-7 decisions at 150 and 167 to finish third in their divisions. With John Peters (142) and Frank Morgan (158) making it to the quarterfinals, the Yardlings had their best showing ever in the Easterns...