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Violinist Menuhin Appeals To Beauty At White House Bout
UPI report from Washington describes violinist Yehudi Menuhin delivering a five to seven minute lecture on beauty over materialism at a late Saturday night gathering in the Paris residence of U.S. Ambassador Sargent Shriver. Presidents Nixon and Charles de Gaulle attended with 83 guests as Menuhin urged art and beauty beyond personal pleasure within a broader order. De Gaulle and Nixon offered polite remarks as Menuhin spoke, then Nixon praised Menuhin's eloquence in speech and music. Separately in Honolulu, Democratic Senator James Clark announced his switch from Republican to Democrat, increasing the state senate majority.
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