The Talk of the Town Four Gatherings by George W. S. Trow. Talk story about attending four gatherings. One was given by CHIP, the Community Housing Improvement Program, which is an organization of concerned landlords. They were holding a seminar on upgrading facilities. It was held at the Commodore Hotel. Mr. Howard Penzer spoke on "How to Comply with Current Air Pollution...

The Talk of the Town Memo by Robert F. Carroll. The editors of the "News" have passed on to us the following letter, sent to them by a Florida hotel owner: Gentlemen: It seems I have made myself a note to contact you and I now find myself in the predicament of not knowing why. Can you help me out...

Profiles EARLY VOICE III-THE MARCH by Jervis Anderson. PROFILE of A. Philip Randolph, black civil rights leader, aged 83. In 1935 Randolph was asked to head the new National Negro Congress. He declined at first but later accepted. In 1940 he broke with the group, which was by then controlled by American Communists. Randolph also left the Socialist...

The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael. Review of "The Heartbreak Kid", directed by Elaine May and starring her daughter, Jeannie Berlin...

Comment by Jonathan Schell. In recent years, we've noticed that when American newsmen turn their attention to the war in Cambodia, they almost always say that the Cambodians are a superstitious people. The stories leave a pitiful impression: A backward people caught up in brutal modern war turns in helpless bewilderment to omens &...

Fiction In the Mountains by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Though she was still in her thirties, Pritam lived by herself on a mountainside in India. Her mother visited her and was saddened to find that she had stopped caring about her appearance. The next day the rest of her family would be stopping for a visit before continuing their...

Musical Events by Andrew Porter.

The Theatre by Edith Oliver.

Annals of Law TRIAL BY JURY by Richard Harris. ANNALS OF LAW about the Supreme Court decision that unanimous verdicts are required in federal trials but not in state trials. The case involved in this decision was Johnson v. Louisiana, & the state's law that permitted less-than-unanimous juries convict defendants in serious but non-capital cases was...

Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere. Most of Nixon's cabinet appointments show him the same old politician as before. Writer thinks the first two appointments were pretty good: Elliot Richardson as Secretary of Defense and Caspar Weinberger as Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare. The new Secretary of Labor will be Peter Brennan, the present boss...

The Talk of the Town by Richard Kamholts. Label attached to a pair of Japanese-manufactured women's slacks, purchased recently at Alexander's: Care of this Garment 100% Acrylic For Best Results: Hand Washable Use Cool or Lukewarm Water .... Also Dry Cleanable Do Not Dry Clean...

The Talk of the Town Audubon Show Aftermath by Geoffrey T. Hellman. Talk story about an exhibit of 433 original watercolors of birds used to produce the engraved prints in John James Audubon's "The Birds of America", being shown at the New-York Historical Society. Tells about acquisition of these watercolors & when some were previously displayed. Interview with Dr. James J...

The Talk of the Town Squeaky Wheel by Victor Chen. Talk story about the Natural Resources Defense Council, which acts to protect the environment. Writer spoke with Angus Macbeth, one of their staff of 14 young attorneys & 2 young scientists. Along with 4 of his colleagues Macbeth had been in the Class of 1969 at Yale Law School, where...

Poetry The Page-Turner by David Shapiro. perhaps we could imagine a book like this one in...