Word: subjection
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...White House had ever discussed Billy's failure to register as a foreign agent with anyone in the Justice Department. But that only made things worse-much worse. Three days later Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti had to recall publicly that he had, after all, discussed the subject briefly with the President himself on June 17. That statement touched off fresh Republican cries of a "coverup" and gave heart to the restless Democrats aiming at dumping Carter as their presidential candidate when the party convenees in Madison Square Garden...
Bishop's singular wartime career forms the subject of a one-man show starring Canadian Actor Eric Peterson at off-Broadway's Theater De Lys. "One-man show" is scarcely precise, for Peterson plays 16 characters in addition to Bishop. He is immeasurably aided by John Gray's work at the piano; music underscores the evening. Early on, the songs have bravado: "We were off to fight the Hun . . ./ And it looked like lots of fun," but they end somberly: "We were daring young men with hearts of gold/ And most of us never...
...Neil MacNeil, Senior Correspondent Laurence Barrett and National Political Correspondent John Stacks. A series of TIME breakfasts and lunches with ranking Republicans had provided an informed commentary on the dynamics of the convention, and the questions did not always come from the press side of the table. When the subject of a Ford vice presidency came up over scrambled eggs with the former President on that hectic Wednesday, a Ford aide whispered to Contributor Hugh Sidey, "Would it work?" Says Sidey: "In this high-pressure business, that was all that was needed to indicate that the issue was still open...
...Soviets, too, were playing hardball. Authorities at the spanking new Olympic TV center at Ostankino in northern Moscow have told journalists who want to transmit footage back home via the center's facilities that any film will be rejected if it strays even slightly from the subject of sports. The first victim of this policy was Klaus Bednarz, a correspondent for the West German network ARD. His report, titled The Olympics and Propaganda, was turned down flat by officials, so he had to send it by air freight...
...make a film based on his experiences as a World War II infantryman. The Big Red One, which was the nickname of Fuller's old outfit, the 1st Infantry Division, is that film. And it is fine, fully justifying Fuller's faith in himself and his great subject...