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...very stupid, but honest public statement, Hal Thompson, owner and founder of the Shoal Creek Country Club, recently told a reporter, "This country club is our home and we pick and choose who we want...
...fact, some blacks even contemplate a return to neighborhood schools. Hal Sieber, executive editor of the Carolina Peacemaker, a black newspaper, calls it a desire for "equal but separate" communities, a twist on the old doctrine of segregation. Sadly, the cycle of division, passed from parent to child, endures, as last winter's tempest at prestigious Page High School showed. A student newspaper poll on race relations prompted an outcry from black students, who complained about inadequate representation on the cheerleading squad and in advanced classes, among other things. Even a state championship basketball team drew fire...
KING LEAR. Hal Holbrook is the ousted monarch at Cleveland's Great Lakes Theater Festival...
...judges looked for ads that broke new ground. The Ally & Gargano agency's Federal Express ad shattered taboos against making fun of the customer. One runner-up, adman Hal Riney's first Bartles & Jaymes wine-cooler commercial, scored with tongue-in-cheek humility. Another winner, Wendy's 1984 "Where's the Beef?" slogan, created by Dancer-Fitzgerald-Sample, became a political zinger in the hands of Walter Mondale. But as the 1984 election proved, even advertising has its limits...
Opinion research can also have an impact that transcends the week's news. Says Hal Quinley, a senior vice president at Yankelovich: "Polls, along with the press, are one of the many ways people comment and respond to their political leaders." We happen to agree, but as always, we encourage our readers to form their own opinions...