May 1963
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Articles
Life in Massachusetts
The following snippets were taken from news stories in the Boston papers during a period of a few weeks in the forepart of 1963.
It Still Goes On
H. F. ELLIS is widely known for his light prose and is a frequent contributor to the pages of the ATLANTIC.
Pedestrian Drift
STEWART BEACH is the executive editor of THIS WEEK and the author of many books and articles.
Cassandra and the Double-Decked Doom
New Deal for the Academic Shuffle
STEPHEN CRITES is an assistant professor of religion at Wesleyan University. This is his first appearance in the pages of Accent on Living.
The Blue Ridge Parkway
The Fi Gets Higher
Bellini: La Sonnambula
Richard Bonynge conducting Orchestra and Chorus of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, with Joan Sutherland and Sylvia Stahlman, sopranos; Nicola Monti, tenor; and Fernando Corena, bass; London OSA-1365 (stereo) and A-4365: three records
Debussy: Twelve Etudes (Hooks I and Ii, Complete)
Charles Rosen, pianist; Epic BC-1242 (stereo) and LC-3842
Handel: Royal Fireworks Music
George Szell conducting London Symphony Orchestra; London CS-6236 (stereo) and CM-9305
Tippett: Concerto for Double String Orchestra/Prokofiev: Visions Fugitives
Rudolf Barshai conducting Moscoiv Chamber Orchestra and Bath Festival Chamber Orchestra; Angel S-359SI (stereo) and 35981
Black Man in America
James Baldwin, novelist and essayist, interviewed by Studs Terkel; Credo 1 (monaural)
The Peripatetic Reviewer
Reader's Choice
Potpourri
Brussels
Venezuela
Aswan
The Atlantic Report on the World Today: Washington
"Mother Doesn't Do Much": The Ambassador's Wife in India
CATHERINE A. GALBRAITH took her A.B. at Smith and her master’s at Radcliffe and was a lecturer in German at Harvard, 1957-1960. She is the mother of three sons, an eager horsewoman and skier, and the wife of one of the most successful ambassadors in our diplomatic corps.
John L. Lewis and the Mine Workers
In this second article of a series on labor, A. H. RASKIN of the New York TIMESexamines the leadership of the United Mine Workers of America and the dangers now facing this union. In his next article Mr. Raskin, who has specialized in the labor-management field, will deal with Walter Reuther and the United Automobile Workers.
Sunday Evening
The Split Between Russia and China
“Within the great drama of the Sino-Soviet struggle,” says EDWARD CRANKSHAW, “the Moscow Conference of I960 in its secret proceedings offers us a glimpse of the beginnings of a far greater drama — the transformation of Communism” Mr. Crankshaw, a leading authority on the U.S.S.R., is the author of CRACKS IN THE KREMLIN WALL.
A Rough Map of Greece: Mykonos-Style
Travelers have been reading with rising interest the articles about Greece by PHOEBE LOU ADAMS, a member of the ATLANTIC staff who last spring made an independent exploration of the Greek mainland and the islands. This is the third article to result from her travels, and there will be more.
The Plundering of Circe
The Three Sisters: An Atlantic "First"
ALFRED LUKE FAUSTreceived his A.B. last year from the City College of New York, where he majored in English. He has worked at sea, on farms, and in cities, and he served in the army during World War II. At present he is employed in the printing department of a direct-mail advertising concern in Mount Vernon, New York.
South Africa Needs Time
In November of last year, CLARENCE B. RANDALL, formerly president of Inland Steel,visited the Republic of South Africa, where he met with the leaders of all the racial groups.On his return he wrote some of his reflections in the article which follows. Mr. Randall’s new book, SIXTY-FIVE PLUS,has recently been published by Atlantic-Little, Brown.
Nightingales at Nemi
Brief Interlude at the New Yorker
In his search for an assistant genius for the NEW YORKER, Harold Ross would try anything once. CHARLES W. MORTON, the associate editor of the ATLANTIC, was a news reporter on the BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT when he became the subject of one such experiment. The following article is the last in a series of three.
Island Teacher
CHARLES C. O’CONNELL was born in and lives in the city of Cork, He tells us, “Though writing is what I want to do most, my wife and three children are interested in eating regularly; as a consequence, I hold down the position of general works manager in one of Ireland’s largest hosiery and textile factories.”
The Anarchists
BARBARA W. TUCHMAN is the author of three books of history, THE GUNS OF AUGUST, THE ZIMMERMAN TELEGRAM, and BIBLE AND SWORD. She is the mother of three daughters and is a graduate and trustee of Radcliffe College. This article is a shortened version of a chapter from a book on which she is now at work, dealing with the last two decades before the First World War and the quality of the world that died in 1914 The chapter in its completed form, includes also the Spanish and Russian Anarchists.
