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When William Oatis, 37, went to Prague last June to head the Associated Press bureau, he knew he was in a hot spot. Two of his predecessors had been expelled in 18 months for "unobjective reporting," i.e., giving the news. Oatis, a mild-mannered man who seemed unlikely to offend anyone, stuck close to official handouts in writing government news. His five Czech assistants helped him service A.P.'s file to the official Czech news agency. Although he ran into the routine snags, it seemed likely he would have no real trouble...
Fearing that its treatment of ticklish religious questions might offend Roman Catholics, officials at last fall's Venice Film Festival refused at first to show the picture. But though God Needs Men ventures into the same delicate area as Director Rossellini's controversial Miracle (TIME, Feb. 26), Catholics apparently found nothing to object to in Director Delannoy's handling of the theme. After the Venice officials reconsidered their ban, God Needs Men took a grand prize at the festival, later won a special award from the International Catholic Film Office...
...Much of the evil of the world is beyond the reach of the law . . . As our study of the RFC progressed, we were confronted more & more with problems of ethical conduct ... How do we deal with those who, under the guise of friendship, accept favors which offend the spirit of the law, but do not violate its letter? "What of the men outside Government who suborn those inside it? They are careful to see that they do not do anything that can be construed as illegal. They operate through lawyers- men who are known as clever lawyers a cleverness which...
...Always the big shot," said Rosemary disdainfully. But she hadn't wanted to offend him. "I thought if it made him happy, fine. But ... our relationship was never mad or romantic. I'm not the type of person to give anything to anybody for anything, if you know what I mean." However, her troubles with Sidney increased. He got "terribly jealous and possessive." Said she, reminiscently: "A real jerk!" And on top of that, he kept embarrassing her with more & more gifts...
...movie which few people would have seen if such a rumpus had not been raised about it, was banned by the Regents. The Ozone Park theatre owner did not show "The Bicycle Thief" after local Knights of Columbus marched on the theater and threatened to picket unless the offending picture were withdrawn. The theatre owner fell ill with that same disease which has laid low radio and motion pictures and now infects television--he did not wish to offend any one. In recent years, various groups have also been offended by Walter Gieseking, Kirsten Flagstad, the motion picture "Oliver Twist...