Profiles ENVIRONMENTALIST by E. J. Kahn. PROFILE of Maurice Frederick Strong, an Under-Secretary-General of the UNited Nations & secretary-general of the 1st U.N. Conference on the Human Environment, to be held in Stockholm from June 5th to 16th. The 43-year-old Canadian was brought up in poverty in Manitoba. At age 17...

The Art World (The Art Galleries) by Harold Rosenberg.

Comment by Donald Malcolm. Comment about a proposed Citizens' Lobby, which would be a way of putting the running of the country back into the hands of the people--while taking every care that party chiefs, elected representatives, & appointed officials shall not lose a single perquisite to which they are comfortably accustomed. To...

U. S. Journal US JOURNAL: NEW YORK, RICHMOND, DETROIT THOUGHTS OF A NON-SHAREHOLDER WHOSE MIND TENDS TO WANDER DURING MEETINGS by Calvin Trillin. U.S. JOURNAL about the annual stockholders' meetings of American corporations. Writer deals mainly with the General Motors meetings, but also cites those of the Pittston Co.& the Kennecott Copper Corp. Although the meetings are flawless examples of parliamentary proceedure, at every meeting of every corp. all of management's proposals...

Television COOKIE, OSCAR, GROVER, HERRY, ERNIE, AND COMPANY by Renata Adler. Tells about the Children's Television Workshop programs "Sesame Street" & "The Electric Company." The Neighborhood Youth Corps works in local communities in cooperation with the CTW, with federal funds...

The Talk of the Town Hold the "Whereas"s by Hendrik Hertzberg. Talk story about Sylvia Bloom, New York City's Director of Proclamations and Awards, within the Department of Public Events. She writes the proclamations that, when signed by the Mayor, turn any day, week, or month into a festive occasion, like Internists' Day, Jr. Bowling Week, or Jazz Month. Her department...

The Talk of the Town Proust Show by Geoffrey T. Hellman. Talk story about the Grolier Club's Marcel Proust exhibition. The show displays first editions, translations, proof sheets, correspondence, and portraits of Proust, along with the works, pomps, and likenesses of his friends and associates. James Gilvarry, a collector who specializes in Irish literature, and Lucien Goldschmidt, a well-known art...

Fiction The Temptation of St. Anthony by Donald Barthelme. A modern interpretation of the temptation of St. Anthony. He lived in an American town with a population of more than a hundred thousand. The author and his wife Elaine treated him like they treat any one of their friends. Some local people went around saying that the saint thought...

Reflections REFLECTIONS: THE STATESMAN AND THE CONQUEROR by William Pfaff. The din of Vietnam has obscured a new design in American policy that must be credited to Henry Kissinger. It bears the marks of his intelligence, which on the evidence of his books, is that of a diplomatic conservative & political amoralist. His book, "A World Restored," about the Congress...

The Talk of the Town Token Booth 219 by Susan Sheehan. Talk story about Ralph Marone, aged 55, a subway token seller at Token Booth 219, located in the IND Fordham station. Although he has worked at this location for about 3 years, in his eighteen and a half years at his job he has worked at several spots (on all...

The Theatre by Edith Oliver.

The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt. Biographical and professional facts about the European film director, Erich von Stroheim, & a critique of his work. The Museum of Modern Art is about to show several of his movies: "Blind Husbands", "Foolish Wives", and a long version of "Greed". The longest version of the latter is 145 minutes...

Fiction The Magistrate by Alexander Frater. As Mr. Sotu, the magistrate of Tofua, was about to begin to administer the Cambridge Proficiency Certificate exam, despite one absence, he noticed a bushman, the missing man, racing towards the building. While the examination was in progress, one lady began to cry, startling everybody except the bushman, Walter J...

Books by L. E. Sissman.

Poetry Under Libra: Weights and Measures by James Merrill. The stones of spring...

Poetry Trout by Suzanne Berger-Rioffe. A black blush surfaces...