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Farewell to Our Readers

An Editorial

by Max Ascoli

The Reporter, June 13, 1968, p. 18

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    Issues of Jan.-Mar. 1968 = 6 Issues, 106 Articles
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      January 11, 1968 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Who-- What-- Why--, pp. 4-7
      2. The Reporter's Notes by Max Ascoli, pp. 8-13
      3. The Upper Class in Eastern Europe by Leopold Tyrmand, pp. 14-19
      4. Can Parents Run New York's Schools? by Thomas R. Brooks, pp. 20-22
      5. Cartoon by Fernando Krahn, p. 23
      6. Australia's Defense Role After Harold Holt by Denis Warner, pp. 24-26
      7. How Hanoi Controls the Vietcong by Joseph H. Weiss, pp. 27-28
      8. Slavery by Noel Mostert, pp. 29-31
      9. Detroit's Press Profiteers by William Serrin and Gene Goltz, pp. 32-33
      10. The Debt (short story) by Dee Panos, pp. 34-35
      11. What Kind of Fool Am I? by Gerald Weales, p. 36
      12. Dear Lady (verse) by Frank Polite, p. 37
      13. In Hot Water by Jay Jacobs, p. 38
      14. [+]
        Church and Politics by Ernest W. Lefever, pp. 39-43 - 1 Review
        Who Speaks for the Church? by Paul Ramsey
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        Through Rose-Colored Glasses Darkly by Albert C. Schmidt, pp. 44-48 - 2 Reviews
        Journey into the Whirlwind by Eugenia Semyonovna Ginzburg and Paul Stevenson, ...
        The Deserted House by Lydia Chukovskaya
      16. The Reporter Puzzle, pp. 49-50
      17. Cover by Gregorio Prestopino
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      January 25, 1968 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Who-- What-- Why--, pp. 4-8
      2. Cartoon by Fernando Krahn, p. 9
      3. The Reporter's Notes by Max Ascoli, pp. 10-14
      4. The Aftereffects of Devaluation by Claire Sterling, pp. 15-18
      5. The President's Bitter Medicine by C. Fred Bergsten, pp. 19-21
      6. Europe's Lag in Business Skills by Robert E. Farrell, pp. 22-28
      7. What Price Medicaid? by Eli Ginzberg, pp. 29-31
      8. Rockefeller's Waiting Game by Martin Nolan, pp. 32-33
      9. Signs of Strain on Tunisia's Stability by Fred Hauptfuhrer, pp. 34-35
      10. Watkins of Watts by Wesley Marx, pp. 36-38
      11. The Good Life is No Fund by Sarel Eimerl, pp. 39-42
      12. Have You Read Any Good Novels Lately? by Gerald Weales, p. 43
      13. Lake in Winter (verse) by Helen Sorrells, p. 44
      14. The Reporter Puzzle, pp. 45-46
      15. [+]
        The Probable and the Possible by Anne Fremantle, pp. 47-48 - 1 Review
        The Nice and the Good by Iris Murdoch
      16. [+]
        Days of Wine and Legends by Jay Jacobs, pp. 49-52 - 2 Reviews
        The Art of W. C. Fields by William K. Everson
        The Time of Laughter by Corey Ford
      17. Cover by Angela Conner
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      February 8, 1968 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. Who-- What-- Why--, pp. 4-6
      2. The Reporter Puzzle, p. 7
      3. The Reporter's Notes, pp. 8-10
      4. Cartoon by Fernando Krahn, pp. 11-12
      5. The Revolt Against Freedom by Max Ascoli, p. 13
      6. Liberals and Radicals by William P. Gerberding, pp. 14-17
      7. West Berlin's New Mayor Keeps the Lid On by James P. O'Donnell, pp. 18-20
      8. Reconciling the Conflict of Highways and Cities by Priscilla Dunhill, pp. 21-23
      9. The Advisor's Role in South Vietnam by Peter A.A. Berle, pp. 24-26
      10. When in Doubt, Form a Committee by Rep. Charles McC. Mathias, Jr., pp. 27-29
      11. The Pros and Cons of Stop and Frisk by Richard H. Kuh, pp. 30-31
      12. Some Reflections on the Council by Jacques Maritain, pp. 32-35
      13. Moving Among the Creatures (verse) by Daniel Hoffman, p. 36
      14. Curtain After Act One by Roland Gelatt, p. 37
      15. Sons and Fathers by Andrew M. Greeley, p. 38
      16. Tribal Patterns by Gerald Weales, pp. 39-40
      17. [+]
        Beauty and the Beast by David Littlejohn, pp. 41-43 - 1 Review
        Tolstoy by Henri Troyat
      18. [+]
        A British Museum by Richard Moyne, pp. 44-47 - 1 Review
        No Laughing Matter by Angus Wilson
      19. [+]
        Two Masters of Cinema by Robert Sklar, pp. 48-50 - 1 Review
        Hitchcock by Francois Truffaut and Helen G. Scott
      20. Cover by Gregorio Prestopino
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      February 22, 1968 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Who-- What-- Why--, pp. 4-11
      2. The Reporter's Notes, pp. 12-15
      3. Khe Sanh and Dien Bien Phu by Denis Warner, pp. 16-18
      4. Behind North Korea's New Belligerence by Joseph C. Kun, pp. 19-21
      5. The Tax Man's Guide to Europe by Meg Greenfield, pp. 22-24
      6. Cartoon by Fernando Krahn, pp. 25-30
      7. How the Colonels Trapped the King by Bayard Stockton, pp. 31-33
      8. Analyzing Detroit's Riot by Irving J. Rubin, pp. 34-35
      9. The Domestic Program Congress Won't Cut by Robert Haveman and Paula Stephan, p. 36
      10. Censorship and Apartheid by Paul Blanshard, pp. 37-39
      11. Notes from the Frontier, 1965 by Hugh Nissenson, pp. 40-42
      12. A Matter of Procedure by Donald R. Morris, pp. 43-44
      13. Mandalas (verse) by John Alexander Allen, p. 45
      14. Do Not Go Gentle by Gerald Weales, pp. 46-47
      15. [+]
        Story by Cinderella by Sarel Eimerl, p. 48 - 1 Review
        Charlotte Bronte by Winifred Gerin
      16. The Reporter Puzzle, pp. 49-51
      17. [+]
        The Poetry of Anguish by Daniel Hoffman, pp. 52-56 - 1 Review
        The Hard Hours by Anthony Hecht
      18. Cover by Rocco Negro
    5. [+]
      March 7, 1968 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Who-- What-- Why--, p. 8
      2. The Reporter Puzzle, pp. 9-11
      3. The Reporter's Notes, pp. 12-13
      4. Cartoon by Fernando Krahn, pp. 14-16
      5. High Stakes Southeast of Suez by Noel Mostert, pp. 17-20
      6. Gains and Losses in Saigon by Denis Warner, pp. 21-24
      7. Civil-Rights Progress out of the Spotlight by Marvin Rich, pp. 25-27
      8. Cheddi Jagan Returns to Battle by Winthrop P. Carty and Nicholas Raymond, pp. 28-29
      9. De Gaulle's Outposts in the Caribbean by Barry Lando, pp. 30-31
      10. The Rape Case That Shook Maryland by Thomas W. Lippman, pp. 32-34
      11. Rhodesia Beats the Rap by John D. Kirwan, p. 35
      12. By the Brandy Still by Ivo Andric, pp. 36-41
      13. Carmen Miranda (verse) by Frank Polite, p. 42
      14. Without That Spark by Gerald Weales, p. 43
      15. Molto Cantabile by Roland Gelatt, pp. 44-45
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        Making It by Norman Podhoretz
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        Plum Pie by P.G. Wodehouse
      18. Cover by Arthur Shilstone
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      March 21, 1968 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Who-- What-- Why--, pp. 4-9
      2. The Reporter's Notes, pp. 10-13
      3. Of Black and White by Max Ascoli, p. 14
      4. The Bright Promise of Neighborhood Health Centers by Judith Randal, pp. 15-18
      5. Syracuse by Lawrence Davis, pp. 19-21
      6. Report from Khe Sanh by Denis Warner, pp. 22-26
      7. NATO and the Pax Atomica by Claire Sterling, pp. 27-30
      8. Uncommitted Republicans in Goldwater Country by Jules Witcover, pp. 31-32
      9. Seattle Fights Complacency by Bruce K. Chapman, pp. 33-35
      10. Same Time, Same Place by H.E. Bates, pp. 36-39
      11. Black and White Minstrels by Andrew M. Greeley, p. 40
      12. The First Day of April (verse) by John Alexander Allen, pp. 40-41
      13. The Song of Solomon by Gerald Weales, pp. 42-44
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        Seventy Years of Best Sellers, 1895-1965 by Alice Payne Hackett
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        One Man's Cityscape by Martin Nolan, pp. 48-50 - 1 Review
        A Place to Live by Wolf von Eckardt
      16. Cover by Gregorio Prestopino
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      April 4, 1968 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. Who-- What-- Why--, pp. 4-7
      2. The Reporter's Notes, pp. 8-9
      3. Reverses in Vietnam by Max Ascoli, p. 10
      4. The Other Side of Coexistence by Albert L. Weeks, pp. 11-14
      5. The Defense of Saigon by Denis Warner, pp. 15-19
      6. Drawing the Line on Draft Evasion by Harriet Douty, pp. 20-26
      7. Slamming the Door on Kenya's Asians by Noel Mostert, pp. 27-28
      8. [+]
        One Kennedy Book for the Price of Two by Peter Lucas, p. 29 - 2 Reviews
        To Seek a Newer World by Robert F. Kennedy
        Decisions for a Decade by Edward Moore Kennedy
      9. The Poles Intervene in Purely Polish Affairs by Leopold Tyrmand, pp. 30-32
      10. Cartoon by Fernando Krahn, p. 33
      11. The Wedge-Tailed Eagle (short story) by Geoffrey Dutton, pp. 34-35
      12. I Left It at the Astor by Gerald Weales, pp. 36-38
      13. [+]
        The 100 Per Cent American Nightmare by Marvin Barrett, pp. 39-40 - 1 Review
        Myra Breckinridge by Gore Vidal
      14. [+]
        What Melville Wrote by Hennig Cohen, p. 41 - 1 Review
        Typee by Herman Melville
      15. Two Poems by John Engels, p. 42
      16. [+]
        Came the Dawn by Frances Frenaye, p. 43 - 1 Review
        The Outlaws by Luigi Meneghello
      17. [+]
        Roses, Roses, All the Way by Anne Fremantle, pp. 43-44 - 1 Review
        Robert Browning and His World by Maisie Ward
      18. The Reporter Puzzle, pp. 45-46
      19. Cover by Robert Quackenbush
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      April 18, 1968 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Who-- What-- Why--, pp. 4-9
      2. The Reporter's Notes, pp. 10-13
      3. The Presidency by Max Ascoli, p. 14
      4. How the Military Rate McNamara's Performance by Hanson W. Baldwin, pp. 15-17
      5. A Belated Job Program for Vietnam Veterans by John I. Brooks, pp. 18-21
      6. The Forgotten Front at the 38th Parallel by Erik Amfitheatrof, pp. 22-23
      7. A New Monetary System? by C. Fred Bergsten, pp. 24-27
      8. The Reporter Puzzle, pp. 28-29
      9. Cartoon by Fernando Krahn, p. 30
      10. Afghanistanitis on the Big Dailies by Martin Nolan, pp. 31-33
      11. Mexico by Gladys Delmas, pp. 34-37
      12. Two Moods at Eilat by Russ Braley, pp. 38-40
      13. Some Uncharitable Thoughts on Thespian Matters by Sarel Eimerl, pp. 41-43
      14. Terra Firma (verse) by Richard Moore, p. 44
      15. [+]
        'To the United States' by Jonathan Kapstein, pp. 45-48 - 1 Review
        The New American Commonwealth by Louis Heren
      16. [+]
        Soldiers and Statesmen by Gordon A. Craig, pp. 49-50 - 1 Review
        Great Britain and the War of 1914-1918 by Llewellyn Woodward
      17. [+]
        Mr. Brady, I Believe... by Derek Morgan, pp. 51-54 - 1 Review
        Beyond Belief by Emlyn Williams
      18. Cover by John R. McDermott
    3. [+]
      May 2, 1968 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Who-- What-- Why--, pp. 4-5
      2. The Reporter's Notes, pp. 6-10
      3. Revolutionary Regionalism in Southeast Asia by Robert Dickson Crane, pp. 11-15
      4. Vietnam by Denis Warner, pp. 16-19
      5. Draft Dodgers in Canada by Edmond Taylor, pp. 20-21
      6. The Ma-Ma-Maoisti Close Italian Universities by Claire Sterling, pp. 22-25
      7. Cartoon by Fernando Krahn, p. 26
      8. West Berlin's Bloody Easter by James P. O'Donnell, pp. 27-28
      9. Fear and Force in Chicago by Jerry Lipson, pp. 29-30
      10. If You Live in a Lane... by Frank McCourt, pp. 31-32
      11. Messiaen on Records by Roland Gelatt, pp. 33-34
      12. Lost Sheep of the House of Israel by Gerald Weales, p. 35
      13. [+]
        Another by George H.T. Kimble, p. 36 - 1 Review
        A Different Kind of Country by Raymond F. Dasmann
      14. Neither Hamlet, Laertes, Ophelia, nor Horatio (verse) by John Unterecker, p. 37
      15. [+]
        The Why of Waugh by Sarel Eimerl, p. 38 - 2 Reviews
        My Brother Evelyn and Other Portraits by Alec Waugh
        Evelyn Waugh: Portrait of a Country Neighbour by Frances L. Donaldson
      16. The Reporter Puzzle, pp. 39-42
      17. Cover by Bill Berry
    4. [+]
      May 16, 1968 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Who-- What-- Why--, pp. 3-4
      2. The Reporter's Notes, pp. 5-7
      3. On Lyndon Johnson by Max Ascoli, p. 8
      4. Germany Re-enters the Arena by Kurt Birrenbach, pp. 9-13
      5. Can We Believe the Pollsters? by Jules Witcover, pp. 14-16
      6. Canada's Crisis of Identity by Edmond Taylor, pp. 17-20
      7. The Militant Mood in Negro Colleges by Jack Bass and Paul Clancy, pp. 21-22
      8. Dynamics of Violence in the Middle East by Gil Carl AlRoy, pp. 23-25
      9. Rats, People, and Politics by Thomas R. Brooks, pp. 26-27
      10. Emma Brady's Dream (short story) by James T. McCartin, pp. 28-32
      11. Classy Stuff by Andrew M. Greeley, pp. 33-34
      12. Three Poems by Norman Jackson, p. 35
      13. [+]
        Heart-rendering by Marcus Klein, pp. 36-38 - 1 Review
        In the Heart of the Heart of the Country by William H. Gass
      14. [+]
        Throwing Stones by Anne Fremantle, pp. 39-40 - 1 Review
        People in Glass Houses by Shirley Hazzard
      15. The Reporter Puzzle, pp. 41-42
      16. Cover by Mozelle Thompson
    5. [+]
      May 30, 1968 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Who-- What-- Why--, pp. 3-5
      2. The Reporter's notes by Max Ascoli, pp. 6-10
      3. The Yevtushenko Case by Leopold Tyrmand, pp. 11-14
      4. The Resurgence of Ukrainian Nationalism by Tibor Szamuely, pp. 15-18
      5. On the Barricades of Paris by Edmond Taylor, pp. 19-23
      6. The Reporter Puzzle, pp. 24-25
      7. A Cold Shoulder for the Poverty Program by James K. Batten, pp. 26-28
      8. Cleage's Alternative by William Serrin, pp. 29-30
      9. SOS for OAS by George W. Grayson, pp. 31-33
      10. Cartoon by Fernando Krahn, p. 34
      11. The Werewolf and the Cowboy's Baby by Sol Biderman, pp. 35-37
      12. V for Veracity by Gerald Weales, p. 38
      13. Pizza (verse) by Harold Witt, p. 39
      14. [+]
        Primer on Primates by Sarel Eimerl, p. 40 - 1 Review
        The Apes by Vernon Reynolds
      15. [+]
        The Man Who Became a Writer by David Littlejohn, pp. 41-42 - 1 Review
        Thomas Wolfe: A Biography by Andrew Turnbull
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        Updike's Tarbon by C.W. Griffin, Jr., p. 43 - 1 Review
        Couples by John Updike
      17. All of an Afternoon (verse), pp. 44-46
      18. Cover by Fernando Krahn
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      June 13, 1968 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. Who-- What-- Why--, pp. 4-9
      2. The Reporter's Notes, pp. 10-17
      3. Farewell to Our Readers by Max Ascoli, p. 18
      4. Hubert Humphrey in 1968 by Meg Greenfield, pp. 19-23
      5. Adam Clayton Powell's Last Stand by Paul Duke, pp. 24-25
      6. Gray Day in Maryland by Ian Kerrison, p. 26
      7. The Nihilist Revolution in France by Edmond Taylor, pp. 27-29
      8. Cartoon by Fernando Krahn, p. 30
      9. Belgium by Albert H. Bowman, pp. 31-33
      10. Dust Gathers on the Public Library by Priscilla Dunhill, pp. 34-36
      11. Vietnam's Catholics Debate the Future by Sam Bingham, pp. 37-39
      12. What John McGraw Said by Gilbert Rogin, pp. 40-44
      13. Mozart's 'New' Opera by Roland Gelatt, p. 45
      14. This Must Be the Place by Gerald Weales, pp. 46-48
      15. [+]
        Time Past, Time Present by Gertrude Himmelfarb, p. 49 - 1 Review
        The Walls of Jerusalem by Chaim Raphael
      16. [+]
        The Irrelevant Republican by Kenneth Goodall, pp. 50-51 - 2 Reviews
        The Road to City Hall by Barbara Carter
        Journey Into Politics by John V. Lindsay
      17. Gardener (verse) by Mark McCloskey, p. 52
      18. The Reporter Puzzle, pp. 53-57
      19. Cover by Arthur Shilstone