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EKIO^ X x * An insi 'all tlie ] BY STEPHEN RIDDELL When Adolph Ochs bought the New York Times in 1896, sensationalist yellow journalism was the prevalent newspaper style. His "all the news that's fit to print" catchwords surprised many New Yorkers. Ochs wanted the Times to become the paper of record and vowed to publish "Without Fear or Favor." Since that time, the Times has strived to publish with Ochs' goals in mind. In his book, Salisbury offers an insider 's view of how the Times has nanuled the struggles and pressures during the last quarter of a century while trying to pphold Ochs' ideals. in a sweeping span of events that covers from the Sullivan and Connors integration cases in the South during the 1960s to the recent probe of CIA connections with the Times, Salisbury gives insight on the Times employees and the decisions they have made. 'Cong< JHHK BHH H iL y3fl *--g> / ioperte aer's loc aews th WHILE SALISBURY'S conclusions are flavored by his close attachment to the Times ? he started as a foreign correspondent for the oaDer in 1949 and became editor of the editorial page in 1972 ? his understasnding and analysis of the Times movement away from the Establishment toward a more activist role cannot be discounted. Salisbury gives his reader a solid foundation of background on the heritage and traditions of the Times. He explains how the newspaper has grown and developed into the powerful instrument that it is today. While his statements about the Times and its influence may be grandiose at times, he uses examples to illustrate how the Times and its coverage of events have affected the nation and the world. The essence of men who m?Hf? difficult Hpricinric amid controversy and deadline pressures are o' alig 1AEL 4TON linment Boo cJong^ By LYNN Eric? Jong takes an unus "Fanny: Being the True Ad\ Jones" in which she impersoi depicted in John Cleland's ero autobiographical diary forma account of poor Fanny's predi< Jong's portrait of Fanny i development in a time wher oppression than they do today. a lovplv vniina \*/nm??n u?hn - -- J J O """ victim of many unfortunate cii At 17, Fanny's incredible seductions, with initiations, r tricks in a London brothel, o ficult pregnancy and deliver and experiences with pirates believe one person could exp< life, the novel is "fictional' reading through most of the be ALTHOUGH A BRILLIAN' and bogs down the plot with book. She omits nothing. She e incest, perversion, rape and v Dk and v at's fit. t. captured by Salisbury in personal interviews. He probes the character of men like Henry Kissinger, Daniel Ellsberg, A.M. Rosenthal and Arthur Ochs Sulzberger and uses their words to describe . the" events they have taken part in during the past 25 years. Salisbury focuses on the Pentagon Papers publication and concludes that the Times legal battles with the government in that ArtPA ?V-? r. ??lr ~ ' Al??. ? - ? ' ? tasc mm iv uuc ui uit; paper s first strong stands against governmental influence. He shows how Times editors' attitudes have brought about a slow metamorphosis which has transformed the Times ? and the press ? into what he calls the Fourth Estate, a co-equal branch of government. THE DISCUSSION ON the Pentagon Papers centers around the management decisions made prior to publication. Unfortunately, Salisbury spends very little pit-he By DAVI I've never taken a course ii can i De sure, but I wouldn't I learn as much about the beh Crichton's "Congo" as from ai Like Crichton's previous bo "The Great Train Robbery' "Congo" is a painstakingly detailed novel which has its i Almost anything that takes | ceivably could happen in real everything. He even supplic more than 60 references) fo pursue specific matters furthc "Congo" is arguably the fas and certainly the fastest read "Thp Shinina " Ttc ctnrv ic thn o ? in search of boron-rich blue d for semiconductors in the com industries. THE GROUP IS headed b; porate executive, Peter Elli< "Captain" Charles Munro, a r to be the last of the great wh member of the party is the it k Revi 3 nov( MASSEY ual angle in her latest novel ventures of Fanny Hackaboutlates the scandalous character tic "Fanny Hill." Written in an t, this version gives a sensitive caments. s that of a woman's life and 1 women suffered far greater In essence, she is portrayed as has to deal with becoming a rcumstances. ixperiences include incestuous obberies with the Merry Men, rgies in Hell-Fire clubs, a dify, degradation on a slave ship i. Although it is impossible to jrience so much in one year of ' and does offer entertaining >ok. T writer, Jong is too raunchy excessive descriptions in this xplicitly describes examples of violence to the point of nausea. iews of o print' time on the actual newsgathering and reporting problems the Times encountered in getting the story ready to print. Salisbury also chooses the focus on the Times biggest accomplishments while glossing over low points and mistakes. He barely mentions how badly the Times was beaten on the Watergate story by the Washington r% a. a * r-osi. a commeni oy editor Abe Rosenthal about the need to strengthen the Washington bureau of the Times because of the Watergate failure is the only acknowledgement of the Times poor showing. L Near the end of the book, Salisbury mentions an internal investigation made by the Times to find out if any Communists were working on the paper. His evidence is sketchy and inconclusive. The chapter raises some interesting oiiestinns hut offers no answers and detracts from the flow of the Times story. arted! ID BAKER i anthropology or zoology, so I be at all surprised if one could avior of gorillas from Michael ny textbook on the subject, oks, "The Andromeda Strain," " and "The Terminal Man," researched and meticulously roots firmlv planted in realitv. slace in a Crichton novel conlife. And the author documents ;s a bibliography (containing r those readers who'd like to ;r. test read of any Crichton works I I've had since Stephen King's t of an expedition sent to Africa iamonds, which are to be used iputer and telecommunications y Karen Ross, a ruthless cor)t, a California scientist, and nercenary who fancies himself lite hunters. The fourth major lost likeableHer name is Amy Lew Se< 3l ran Interestingly, Fanny tells all in that she will not have to learr way. However, Jong's 18th centu credit for such unusual orth< Having practically memoriz tionary, she compromised witl only capitalized catch phrases emphasis to enhance the early novel. Although difficult to adj begins to flow after several cha] Intensive research was con< beginning the novel which incl such as artists Swift, Hogart an Also, she borrowed ideas fron tholomew Robert and George L Her accounts of primitive Caej crude contraceptives are supp Other historical trivia is use< context. "Fanny" is an intriguing bool but it is only fair to warn you obstacle. However, it was und contrive this work about a 20th < 18th century. wra real Fa\ A - /\I Uncompr Loot Eljc^cUrJjt ALTHOUGH SALISBURY'S work has it's shortcomings, it provides an interesting perspective on the changing role of the press in the United States. Salisbury is effective because he uses evidence and personal experience rather than theoretical arguments to prove his contentions. LOOK ai and she's a talking gorilla. Amy "talks" in sign language California lab. She has a vocabi she's human, if a bit hairier first meets other gorillas in they're "stupid black things" b in the language to which she has The journey this unlikely grou lost city of Zinj, where millions reportedly lie hidden, is brilliar. by Crichton to maximize the rea They face an assortment of p with a group of explorers fr< erupting volcano and the ens encounter a heretofore unknow gray in color, with a dispositi< party in constant peril. THE WHOLE AFFAIR is a { one of those old Stanley meets L include I960 technology. In addition to a rollicking g< "Congo" will come out with a \ the book is make into a movi< gorillas what Benji did for dogs She's as delightful a charactei anywhere. ction .ncliy i her diary to her daughter so i about such things the hard iry flair is remarkable and Dgraphy cannot be ignored, ed the Oxford English Dieto contemporary English and , nouns and other words for English flavor needed in the ust to read at first, the style pters. ducted by the author before ludes some historical figures d female pirate Anne Bonney. i other writers such as Barowther for her pi tides. sarean births, aft and orted by 18th century facts. 1 to give the novel a richer c for English and pii ? buffs, that the vulgarity maybe an oubtedly a clever concept to :entury woman trapped in the lout ror HW 1 omising cat irk eimc is Salisbury closes with several chapters about CIA infiltration and influence on the Times. He offers many anecdotes from foreign correspondents about the CIA, and concludes that while there was no official tie between the paper and the CIA, that the agency did nave some mtluence on individual Times people. b apes ! taught to her by Elliot at his iilary of 620 words and thinks ?an most people. When Amy the African bush, she says ecause they can't talk to her grown accustomed. p makes in order to reach the of carats in blue diamonds itly thought-out and executed der's excitement. ygmies and cannibals, along om another consortium, an uing lava. Ultimately, they n species of jungle gorilla ? >n lousy enough to keep the ?reat deal of fun, sort of like avingston stories updated to >od time, anyone who reads vhole new outlook on apes. If b, Amy no doubt will do for and what Morris did for cats, p as one is apt to encounter