Comment by Jonathan Schell. The other day we turned our TV set on & heard Assemblyman Andrew Stein, who has done much of the work in investigating the current nursing home scandal, say, "This investigation, nationally, will turn out to be as big as, if not bigger than, the Watergate scandal." Tells about dramatic...

The Theatre AMONG THE DUNES by Brendan Gill.

Fiction Look For The Rusty Lining by Ralph Schoenstein. Story about a man who has inherited his grandfather's hobby of worrying. A few weeks ago he learned that collapsing stars called black holes may soon suck up all the matter in the universe. Having read this in Vogue, he hoped the black holes were a fa fad, but then...

The Talk of the Town The Wedding Cake by Jane Kramer. Talk story about William Greenberg, Jr., 49, a baker who owns four bakeries in Manhattan. There is one at 68 St. and Madison Ave., another on Eighth St. near N. Y. U. Writer spoke to Mr. Greenberg at his Third Ave. and 78 St. store, where he was decorating a...

Musical Events Destiny Rides Again by Andrew Porter.

The Talk of the Town by Anthony Hiss. Talk story from the fellow-citizen about his trip to Los Angeles. He went out there to attend a memorial service for Mr. Georges Gurdjiev, the mystic and oracle held at Forest Lawn cemetery in Glendale. Tells about the strange memorial service in the Church of the Recessional. At the...

The Current Cinema DON'T TOUCH ME by Pauline Kael. In review of "Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York" writer discusses the portrayal of women in this film & the way it has been viewed by some young women who have seen it...

The Race Track Lucky Seven by G. F. T. Ryall. Hialeah is celebrating its golden anniversary, but many people wonder if there will be a 51st. Tells about history of the track and how it has been slipping in attendance & betting. The owners are hoping for salvation from the state legislature...

Passage to Ararat I-THE FACE IN THE WINDOW by Michael J. Arlen. PASSAGE TO ARARAT about writer's voyage to discover for himself what it is to be Armenian. His father, a famous writer, broke most ties to his Armenian past, changed his name & moved to England, then the U.S. The son felt there was something slightly dangerous or second-rate in...

Books Pioneer Woman by Jeremy Bernstein.

Comment by Richard H. Rovere. A friend of the writer's discusses efforts to change the seniority system in the House of Representatives. He notes that it is bad that Wayne Hays of Ohio is being kept on as chairman of the House Administration Committee...

Dancing Farrell and Farrellism by Arlene Croce.

Fiction The Home Front by Mark Helprin. The Battle of the Wood in Virginia, scheduled to begin June 1, did not actually start until later in the month. The delay was a result of messengers & mule drivers, and farm boys taking their time in crossing the beautiful countryside of new summer. Instead of hastening messages to...

Poetry Visiting the Oracle by Lawrence Raab. It's dark on purpose...

Poetry In The Hospital by Laura Jensen. Night breaths, short ones...

Poetry Late-Afternoon Poem by Sheldon Flory. Landing by landing...