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...With regard to the Supreme Court decision to enlarge the grounds for the exemption of conscientious objectors [June 29], it seems to this reader quite proper that no man should be compelled to kill, or to abet killing, in violation of his moral code...
...Mythology. It is a key that the reader should turn for himself. Although interpretations may vary, it seems clear that Blum's puzzling tale has some roots in the basic myths of the twin culture heroes who father new tribes, cities and even heavenly bodies. Romulus and Remus, or Castor and Pollux come first to mind. But in the case of Bear and Black Bear, Blum's biblical symbolism suggests Esau and Jacob. To this are added a dash of psychedelics and some excellent literary effects. In the early pages, the prose has a deadly metallic precision. When...
Just three months ago, the Journal of the A.M.A. had reassuring words for a reader who was concerned because his 22-year-old son with high blood pressure had taken up weight lifting. Two Journal consultants suggested that there was nothing to worry about if proper precautions were taken to avoid injuries to the muscles or joints. That reassurance may well have been ill considered. The Journal and Circulation, an American Heart Association publication, have now raised warning signals about both weight lifting and isometrics, exercises that increase the tone of muscles without changing their length. Such activity, they...
...format TIME has always insisted on variety. The days when TIME tried to sound as if it were written "by one man for one man" are long gone. For years, the names of our correspondents have appeared in our columns when we felt that this added something to the reader's appreciation of a report. The TIME Essay has often been the work of many collaborators, like other TIME stories; but recently it has become more and more the work of single individuals. Hence, several Essays have carried their writers' names. Our reviews in Theater, Cinema, Books...
Through all of this lush verbal growth, doubt comes creeping toward the reader. What Pifer is up to is no mere suspense story. Somewhat in the manner of Richard Condon, he intends a demolishing burlesque of the big-buck sector of U.S. society. Some of his touches are good. He knows, for instance, the precise frequencies at which high-salaried underlings twitch in the presence of heavy money. He can show two flacks of opposed allegiance snicking at each other with unsheathed falsehoods, and trace the exact grimace of the loser...