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The article focuses on the deportation of writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn for systematically performing actions that are incompatible with his citizenship of the Soviet Union in light of the publication of his book "The Gulag Archipelago, which depicts Kremlin's long record of inhumanity. Frustration of Soviet was mixed with anger when Solzhenitsyn declared his plan to order the publication of his banned work abroad if he was arrested answering criticism in the Soviet press with pointed rebuttals. The exile of Solzhenitsyn, who had been deported to Germany, showed the admission of the Soviet that it holds no answer in law or fact to meet the writer's challenge demonstrating its fear to imprison him and incapability to tolerate his opinions according to journalist John Shaw.

The article focuses on the success of Edward Roscoe Murrow, the top broadcast journalist of CBS Television Network. It says that Murrow has a sense of persuasiveness which is rooted from social conscience and a mission to keep people informed by internalizing world events. It relates that Murrow is a reporter who captures the actuality of reports by their mood and meaning. It adds that Murrow covers stories with an intensity that evokes exhaustion and physical danger.

A biography of American writer and educator Thornton Niven Wilder is presented. He has won Pulitzer Prizes for his novels "The Bridge of San Luis Rey," "Our Town," and "The Skin of Our Teeth." He speaks German, French, Italian and Spanish and has lived in countries such as Italy, Mexico and China. He has taught at educational institutions like Harvard University and the University of Chicago. He describes aspects of his everyday life at home in New Haven, Connecticut, such as going to the library and walking about town.

The article discusses the writer Ernest Hemingway's work. "Hemingway's prose was chaste as a mountain stream," one follower of field and stream ventured boldly about a style that had as little to do with chastity as the man who mastered it. Neither his life nor his style; for his style was his life-fitted the formality that literature must be suited to maiden eyes and cars even when, behind a critic's specs, the eyes belonged to a maiden mind. The style is the man and Hemingway's was not achieved in pursuit of an award for good writing bestowed by writer Martha Foley. It was the development of a personality's real need, and the need was for light and simplicity. In touching multitudes enduring a murky complexity he therefore touched them religiously.

The article talks about writing as a profession. In the nineteenth century, there was a path that led through the printing shop of a daily or weekly newspaper. A young writer started by learning to read proof or set type. After 1890, most of the newspaper printing shops were unionized and no longer offered casual employment to young men serving their literary apprenticeships. The new path to recognition led through the city room of a big-town newspaper. As a path to literary recognition, the only path that many young writers are able to follow, university scholarship has several disadvantages. It is a career in itself and encourages the writer to direct the best of his energies into study and teaching instead of original work.

The article profiles the Reverend Fulton J. Sheen, auxiliary bishop of New York, one of the most famous preacher in the U.S., the most popular Roman Catholic priest and a television (TV) personality. The bishop talks about freedom, pleasure, war, peace and love in his show "Life Is Worth Living." Speaking in TV is not considered strange by Sheen due to the fact that he delivered speeches in testimonial dinners and university commencements, among others. Also explored is his success as a missionary.

The article explores the educational, personal and work life of philosopher Mortimer Jerome Adler. While studying at Columbia University, Adler harassed Professor John Dewey, saying that Dewey's lectures contradicted his earlier lectures. Aside from being a professor of philosophy of law at the University of Chicago, Adler is also a consultant to Paul Hoffman and his Ford Foundation. Adler's major achievement is the move of Encyclopaedia Britannica to publish the "Great Books of the Western World," which he edited along with Robert Maynard Hutchins.

The article looks at the state of U.S. literature and book publishing in the U.S. in 1951. The strong sales of nonfiction and the royalties from reprints and other sidelines helped publishers publish more than 11,000 titles. The nonfiction and fiction bestsellers include Rachel Carson's "The Sea Around Us" and Herman Wouk's "The Caine Mutiny."

The article provides information on the life and art of author James Thurber who will be featured, along with his literary works, in a film tentatively titled "Men, Women and Dogs," under United Productions of America. In the film, Thurber will give a lecture on a theme that made him famous as a writer. He was born in Columbus in 1894 to Charles Leander and Mary Agnes Fisher Thurber. He married Althea Adams in 1922 who was a sophomore at Ohio State University.

Analyses the life and works of author Thomas Wolfe with special reference to the book "The Story of the Novel." Description of the city of Asheville, North Carolina which is the setting for the opening of "The Story of the Novel"; Experiences of Wolfe in Asheville; Information on the reading habits of Wolfe during boyhood; Plays written by Wolfe during his dramaturgic period at Chapel Hill; Information on the manuscript of "Look Homeward, Angel"; Usage of realism in the works of Wolfe.

Presents information on the author's experience of going to Manhattan, New York. Plans of the author be in Woodstock and spend rest of the week; Report on the guest of the author, William Slater Brown, a writer; Decision for the manuscripts assembled for the new issue of Broom, being undistinguished; Offers a look on three hours of writing by the author and his friends; Views on art being a tree by one of author's friend; Focus on the author's plan to go to Manhattan; Efforts of the author to enter the hotel he had to stay; Focus on letter written by the author to himself; Discussion of New York as a city for those returning from abroad; Information on letters the author wrote to Kenneth Burke, a person who left city life and settled in country side in 1923-24; Wish of the author to read books by philosopher Plato; Information on the poem "The Poet Assassinated," by the author; Views of the author on functions of poetry; Opinion of the author on returning of exiles and their day-to-day life.

The article presents information on literature on the Sikh religion, one of India's religions. The book entitled "The Sikh Religion. Its Gurus. Sacred Writings, and authors," by Max Arthur Macauliffe throws light on the different aspects of the Sikh religion. More than thirty years ago, the Sikh religion was studied at first hand and the result of many years' study on the part of a patient German scholar was published under the title "Adigranth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs." It comes as a surprise from the author when he writes in the preface that he brings from the East what is practically an unknown religion.

The article presents the penultimate chapter of the author's book "Life in the Crystal Palace." After more than three years with the company, I decided to leave the Crystal Palace. There was nothing particularly new in this. I had made the grand decision hundreds of times, and so do a great many corporation men. Our reasons for wanting to leave are an old story. We incomplete rebels feel trapped in a labyrinth of benevolence. We feel that somehow we are not fulfilling ourselves. The labyrinth is comfortable, with a row of easy chairs along the way Music by Muzak comes out of the walls.

In selecting former Republicans as candidates for high places, the Democrats have not always been as fortunate as in the latest instance. Judge George Hoadly, who has been nominated by the Ohio Democrats for the Governorship, is a man of marked ability and high standing. Candus Jane Dorsey is apparently a very prolific writer, and readers shall, now that he has leisure and has got over his fear of the penitentiary, have a great deal of literary matter from him in the shape of abuse of his enemies.

The article discusses the writing style of the U.S. journalist Walter Lippmann. Frequently he uses words, sentences, and even paragraphs in antiphonal array, from which the gist emerges only after a process of cancellation that leaves a residue that is small compared with the totality of statement. But what is especially noteworthy in Lippmann, as a successful publicist, is that, through skilful phraseology and constant citation of authorities, he attains impressiveness with a substance that is distinctly banal.

The article presents information about forthcoming books and authors. The Grafton Press announces "The official Golf Guide and Annual, for 1902,' compiled and edited by W.G. van Tassel Sutphen; "What's What, at Home and Abroad," is a pocket handy-book for the housewife, the sportsman, and the man of affairs, about to be published by the Bradley-White Co.; Infallibly recurring annuals are writer W.J. Rolfe's compact Satchel Guide for the Vacation Tourist in Europe; The Merrymount Press has been called in to the making of John Lane's delectable little reprint of writer Francis Bacon's essay "Of Gardens."

The article features writer Woody Allen, who was born with the name Allen Stewart Konigsberg. It states that Allen, who started to perform in 1961, has starred in a Broadway hit in 1969 regarding a recently divorced nebbish that relates to Allen's separation with his wife Louise Lasser. It adds that Allen has written two Broadway hits and produced three bestselling record albums. Moreover, Allen says he is serious in his work and that he watches Ingmar Bergman instead of funny movies.

The article discusses the hoax made by author Clifford Irving on his book "The Autobiography of Howard Hughes." It states that much of Irving's book was taken from the manuscript of writer James Phelan, who was hired to ghostwrite the account of Noah Dietrich, the man with the knowledge of Hughes' life. It relates that in February 1972, Irving declared in the U.S. Attorney's office in New York City that his detailed account was fraud. It recounts how Irving forged the manuscript of Phelan.

The article discusses the observations of psychiatrist Robert Coles concerning impoverished Americans which contradict common stereotypes. Coles concludes that impoverished people are courageous and have a healthy mind which can contribute to the progress of the country. It says that contrary to ordinary conception, black mothers are as efficient at child rearing as other mothers. It adds that poor people should not be treated as mere recipients of aids but as active molders of their lives.

The article focuses on the controversy on the publication of the book "The Autobiography of Howard Hughes." It states that the controversy began when McGraw-Hill Book Co. announced its publication and agents of Hughes sought an injunction to stop it. Moreover, its author Clifford Irving argued that his work is a first-person account directly from his interviews with Hughes however, New York State Supreme Court will decide the injunction suit brought by a Hughes' company Rosemont Enterprises.

A biography of American psychologist Burrhus Frederic Skinner is presented. He was born in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania in 1904. He completed his education from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York and did doctorate in psychology from Harvard University. He became famous for his reflex conditioning experiments on pigeons and human behavior. He has authored several books including "Beyond Freedom and Dignity," "The Behavior of Organisms," and "Walden Two."

A biography for actor George C. Scott is presented. He was born in Wise, Virginia and enrolled as a journalism student in the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. Scott earlier worked in a stock company and has a daughter with first wife Carolyn Hughes. It also mentions about Scott's acting skills and various characters played by him in different films including the character of a doctor in "Petulia," and of a gambler in "The Hustler ."

The article discusses the theory of unfathomable truth of Jesus Christ. He presents the theology of Protestant by Swiss-born Karl Barth regarding the resurrection and the crucifixion of Jesus as a myth by 19th century theologian David Friedrich Strauss. Moreover, the author says that his Dogmatics is the most exhaustive compendium that Prostestantism has it more than a century.

The article focuses on the life and works of Jerome David Salinger, the American writer who wrote the novel "The Catcher in the Rye." It presents an analysis on how Salinger portrayed his characters including Holden Caulfield in the "The Catcher in the Rye" and the Glass family in his new book "Franny and Zooey." Particular focus is also given to Salinger's choice of living in recluse to focus on his creativity and his marriage with English-born Claire Douglas.

The article profiles American humorist Jean Kerr who enjoyed talking and writing materials which bring life into laughter. She wrote several books which became a bestseller and made her famous including "The Snake Has All the Lines" and "Please Don't Eat the Daisies." Kerr mentions that her life is centered in two world which include Broadway and Larchmont, New York. She was portrayed on several plays together with her husband Walter Kerr such as "Critic's Choice" and "Mary, Mary."

The article reviews a revival of the King Arthur's musical "The Road," written by Alan Jay Lerner, composed by Frederick Loewe, and directed by Moss Hart, performed at the stage of Broadway's Majestic Theater in New York City on December 3, 1960.

The article raises the question that why American scholars and historians not raise their voice against destruction of writing and of scholarship in Europe and in their own country. Scholars and writers will make of course the necessary reservations. They will note that societies of scholars and associations of writers adopted resolutions declaring their devotion to civilization. It is not a matter of purely practical and political interest that great numbers of men in various parts of the world wish passionately and even violently to give up the long labor of liberty and to surrender their wills and their bodies and even their minds to the will of a leader.

The article focuses on the novelist Valdimir Nabokov. It mentions that Nabokov complains on how his name is being pronounced, in which he says that Vladimir should be pronounced Vladeemir and Nabokov as Nahboakoff. It notes that Nabokov's literary province is aristocratic, bizarre and partly devoted to literary instruction. It cites his book "Ada or Ardor: A Family Chronicle," which is a bestseller.

In this article, the author discusses the predictions of American economist John Kenneth Galbraith concerning the outcome of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. According to Galbraith, the country's participation in the war is the worst miscalculation in American history. It mentions that his forecast seemed to be accurate due to the increasing number of troops being sent in Vietnam since the term of President John F. Kennedy in 1962. It notes that he shared same advocacy with Eugene McCarthy.