Antonia Brico spotlight on a woman conductor's fight
A CBS 60 Minutes excerpt profiles Antonia Brico artist and feminist whose life in music spans six decades. The documentary Antonia A Portrait of the Woman, produced by Judy Collins, chronicles her quest to conduct despite scarce opportunities, from Berlin debut to founding the New York Women’s Symphony and teaching in Denver.
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CBS
60 Minutes
Antonia Brico
Antonia
Judy Collins
Jill Godmilow
Collins
Russia
Evgenia Svetlana
New York City
New York
Metropolitan
Brico
Brice
Metropolitan Opera
Opera
John Charles Thomas
New York Women’s Symphony
New York Philhimonic
Bach
Albert Schweitzer
Dr. Brice
Phoenix Films
Park Ave. South
Country boy in New Delhi contemplates Nixon era shifts
The Washington Post notes 17 farewell parties for Saxbe after he resigned as attorney general to become ambassador to India. Saxbe, Nixon’s fourth AG in five years, faced skepticism in Houston over whether a conservative President could push major policies amid a growing economic crisis. In Texas, conservatives doubted Ford’s capacity to govern while 600 business leaders voiced concern over the budget and deficit.
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William B. Saxbe
India
Schumann-Heink
Sarah Bernhardt
Washington Post
Nixon
Saxbe
Washington
Starlings
John Mitchell
Richard Kleindiest
Senate
ITT
Elliot Richardson
New England
Houston
Congress
Ford
Earl Butz
White House
Ohio
Ford Faces Skeptics on Economy and Deficit Risks
In-depth conversations with Republicans show mixed views on President Ford. Voters praise his likability and work ethic but fear deficit spending and economic inaction. Some back incentives for oil yet oppose liberal economic shifts, while overall GOP prospects hinge on an upturn by fall 1975.
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Ford
Nelson Rockefeller
Congress
Looking Back Happiness in Their New Home
A compiled reminiscence covers Vermont highway site moves for Mt. Anthony Union School District at no cost, plus a wide montage of mid 20th century figures and events. It recalls 1942 Java battles, 1966 fatal St Louis light plane crash, Romney’s 1968 withdrawal, Nixon era tensions, Saxbe controversies, Watergate ties, and cultural snapshots from India to Patty Hearst. Parade.
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Mt. Anthony Union
Marion Taylor
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