Madame Butterfly’s 60th anniversary tale of love and legend
Tokyo reports recount the Puccini opera Madame Butterfly as a lifelong favorite born from a tragic tale. It notes the work's mixed origins with Long and Loti sources, and recalls Nagasaki links and the real-life O Tsuru Nakanishi who inspired the Madame Butterfly memory.
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Nagasaki
Japan
Puccini
John Luther Long
Long
Far East Islands
Pierre Loti
O-Tsuru Nakanishi
Madame Butterfly
O-Tsuru
Thomas Glover
Glover
Christian Oratory: Its State Of Banality Widely Deplored
Two national religious magazines criticize modern preaching as dull and superficial. They blame arid, timid sermons caused by vague beliefs and lack of Bible study. The article argues a strong pulpit theology is essential for meaningful faith and growth.
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Christianity Today
Hoff Sets Meeting On Reapportionment
Montpelier Vermont Governor Philip Hoff will meet on Wednesday with Attorney General Charles Gibson Jr. to discuss reapportionment. If he loses the election he will invite his opponent Lt. Gov. Ralph Foote to attend. Rep. Sanborn Partridge will attend as head of the reapportionment commission. A federal panel orders Vermont to revamp its two houses by April 1 or be done for it, with appeals to the Supreme Court seeking more time. Hoff plans a possible special session on November 16.
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Montpelier
UPI
Philip H. Hoff
Atty
Charles E. Gibson Jr
Hoff
Ralph A. Foote
Sanborn Partridge
R Proctor
Partridge
Vermont
House
Senate
U.S. Supreme Court
Black Magic Seen Force in Africa
West African politics blend statecraft with juju belief as President Houphouet-Boigny denounces fetishism and cites widespread gri gri use. The article surveys witch doctors in Nigeria Kenya South Africa and Rhodesia, noting rituals, talismans, and political consequences across the continent.
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Africa
Washington
West Africa
Ivory Coast
Houphouet - Boigny
Kenya
South Africa
American Medical Association
Southern Rhodesia
Winter Slows North Sea gas search by oil firms
Winter storms pause major oil companies from expanding gas reserves off Britain, Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany. The North Sea quest, boosted by the Groningen field's 39 trillion cubic feet, faces a winter slowdown before potential discoveries and Europe energy supply implications.
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North Sea
New York
UPI
Europe
United States
Groningen
Netherlands
Germany
Britain
Denmark
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Giacomo Puccini
Cho-Cho- San
Milan
Italy
Manila
Minneapolis
Empire of the Mikado
Mobilheat Extra
Depot Street
Bennington, VT
Living Church
Seremons
By Bob Shultz
the Brothers Karamazov
B.C
Publishers Newspet Syndicate
Blondie
Johnny Hart
Chic Young
Milton Caniff
Steve
Heart of
Juliet Jones
Thaja
QUEEN
Bays
Army OF Liberation
Nick
By Stan Drake
First National Stores
North Bennington Road
Finast
Ted Demarco
Sporting Goods Store
Santa Fe Trailmaster
Carter
B.F. Goodrich
Wolverine
Browning
Hunter
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