Fiction Daughter, Last Glimpses Of by John Updike. Just before she went away to live with the red-bearded harpsichord-maker, our daughter asked us how to jitterbug. She's amazed that two people that don't know how to do that dance could have given birth to her. Joy teaches her younger brother, Ethan, to dance to James Taylor...

The Talk of the Town The Painter by Lillian Ross. Talk story about the first exhibition of paintings by Zero Mostel at the ACA Galleries, at 25 E. 73 St. Writer attended the cocktail party celebrating the opening. Zero Mostel is now 58. He has been painting since boyhood; he's given away dozens of paintings to friends, some are in...

Profiles UNA ANCIANA by Robert Coles. PROFILE of Dolores Garcia, who lives with her husband Domingo in a small adobe house in New Mexico. Both are 83 years old; they are Mexican-Americans. Writer visited Mrs. Garcia & listened as she reflected on her life: her faith in God, her deference to her husband & joy...

Dancing Tunnel Vision by Arlene Croce.

Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere. On Oct. 25 the Pres. ordered a worldwide troop alert supposedly because the Russians were making ominous threats of action against Israel. It's thought that this may have been politically motivated to get the American public's mind off his domestic difficulties. In recent weeks the Pres. has repeatedly reversed himself...

Comment by Jonathan Schell. Like many people in the country last week, we spent the hours of the worldwide American military alert next to our radio & television set. The President's televised news conference was one of the moments of greatest anxiety. He made a long opening statement on the Mid-East crisis and...

Annals of Industry CASUALTIES OF THE WORKPLACE II-THAT DUST HAS ATE US UP by Paul Brodeur. ANNALS OF INDUSTRY about asbestos and the Pittsburgh Corning Corp. asbestos plant in Tyler, Texas, which shut down in the spring of 1972. Tells about the dangerous and unhealthy working conditions--excessive asbestos dust--at the plant, which the company denied as hazardous & how even though the company medical...

Fiction Selections From The Allen Notebooks by Woody Allen. Following are excerpts from the hitherto secret private journal of Woody Allen, which will be published posthumously or after his death, whichever comes first." Getting through the night is becoming harder and harder. Last evening, I had the uneasy feeling that some men were trying to break into my room...

The Talk of the Town Modern by George W. S. Trow. Talk story about an exhibit entitled "1930's Expositions" at the New York Cultural Center. It shows blown-up pictures and souvenirs from five 'thirties expositions. Tells, especially, about items from the 1939 N.Y. World's Fair...

Books by V. S. Pritchett.

The Theatre LOOKING BACK by Brendan Gill.

The Talk of the Town Beame's Position Paper by Jane Boutwell. Talk story about the presentation by Democratic mayoral candidate Abraham Beame of a position paper on "The Arts and Cultural Affairs of New York City." The meeting took place at the Piccadilly Hotel & before Beame arrived writer spoke to several prominent citizens: Joel Schenker, Sol Hurok, Schuyler Chapin, David...

Musical Events Justice Long Delayed by Desmond Shawe-Taylor.

The Current Cinema MOMEMTS OF TRUTH by Pauline Kael.

Poetry Best Friend by Douglas Morea. Ah, great grime, frolicsome filth, I don't even whistle, against the places...

Poetry Kalimpong Hills, West Bengal by Richard Schramm. Up the flint path...

Poetry Let It Blow by Reed Whittemore. Let it blow, said the union of amalgamated winds...