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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 04, 1964

Page

4

TV advertising and cigarettes stir a smoky debate

A RCA Camden mood music album hopes to ease coughing and sway smokers, while television executives fear tighter controls on cigarette ads. A $135 million stake in TV income looms as a government report links smoking to cancer and other diseases. Industry reactions range from bold campaigns to cautious stances, with calls to push regulation and continue sponsorships. The piece critiques media ethics, wonderment at liquor ads, and lampoons the advertising machine’s complicity in promoting harm.

RCA Camden Televisions United States Playboy

Portrait of Lyndon B. Johnson in February Reader's Digest

Stewart Alsop portrays Lyndon B. Johnson as intelligent, likable, sentimental, and tough. He discusses Johnson's treatment and a hinted “secret weapon” that could be used against Khrushchev. Readers advised to buy February Reader's Digest. HCordenied from Saturday Evening Post.

Stewart Alsop Lyndon Khrushchev Reader's Digest Saturday Evening Post

Rise Stevens Named Manager of Met Opera

Rise Stevens and Michael Manuel were named general managers of the Metropolitan Opera by Rudolf Bing. The duo will lead a 34 week nationwide tour in autumn 1965, under joint presentation with the Metropolitan Opera New York and the John F. Kennedy Center Washington. Stevens, a longtime mezzo soprano at the Met since 1938, has sung at La Scala Vienna and Paris and studied at Juilliard and Mozarteum. She will adjust her 1963 46 concert tour to fit the new role while continuing limited recitals. Manuel, eight years on Covent Garden staff, joined the Met as executive stage manager in 1957 58 after touring the U S with the Royal Ballet.

New York Rise Stevens Michael Manuel Metropolitan Opera Rudolf Bing John F. Kennedy Center Washington, D. C Miss Stevens Metropolitan la Scala Vienna Paris New Yorker

Bennington College Dance Tour to Perform Free at Williams

Williams Williams College hosts the Bennington College Dance Tour Group in the Adams Memorial Theater at 8 30 tonight. The tour, first biannual series, features 10 student choreographed dances by eight undergraduates and two graduates with a free public presentation.

Bennington College Williamstown Adams Memorial Theater Williams College Prospect Andl 'Berkshire Houses Bennington Bennington Dance Pat Dance News Magazine P.W. Manchester New York City Josef Wittman Erik Satie Morton Feldman Claude Debussy Couperin - Rameau Stefan Wolpe April Is Edgar Varese Passional William Schuman Jean Francaix

Eagle poll on comic strips draws 330 ballots

Three hundred thirty ballots were cast in the Eagle poll on comic strips. Results are being tabulated and will be announced soon in the Livly Arts column by Milton R. Bass.

Eagle Lively Arts Milton R. Bass

Sheinwold on Bridge Snickering Is Bad Form

In this bridge column, Snickering at an opponent’s play is frowned upon. The puzzle centers on declarer South facing East’s correct defense and how to force the contract by timely entries and precise follow. The recommended answer is to bid four spades, signaling strong trump support and a singleton or void with sufficient points.

West South East Hearts Declarer

Cleveland Symphony At Smith Thursday

NORTHAMPTON The Cleveland Orchestra conducted by George Szell will give the third Smith College concert of the year in John M. Greene Hall at 8 15 p m Thursday. Mozart Symphony No 34 in D major K 338 and Mahler Symphony No 1 will be performed. Tickets on sale at Sage Hall Wednesday and Thursday at Greene Hall 130 to 400 p m.

Northampton Cleveland Orchestra George Szell Smith College John M. Greene Sage ‘Hall

Movie Studio Drops Silent Title Change at Columbia

Hollywood reports a noted shift in film naming with The Scarlet Blade renamed to The Crimson Blade at Columbia Pictures without public explanation. The quiet move reflects studio title tweaks amid industry transitions in movieland.

Big Change Hollywood UPI Columbia

Movie Timetable for City Theaters This Week

Capital shows Move Over Darling at 2 25, 5 55, 8 55 and 2 Fables of Love at 1 00, 4 10, 7 20. Little Cinema airs Any Number Can Win at 8 10 after a short subject at 8 00. Palace runs Children of the Damned at 2 49, 5 50, 9 05 and Gladiators Seven at 1 00, 4 10, 7 20. Union Square presents The Cardinal at 1 30, 4 50, 8 10.

Little Cinema Jean Gahin Alain DeJon Palace Gladiators

Calder Show Planned at Guggenheim

Alexander Calder, renowned American sculptor and former Richmond resident, will be honored in a major retrospective at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City from November 6 to January 17, 1963. The exhibit spans Calder's mobile and stabile works, highlighting his evolution from wire figures to dynamic, kinetic sculpture.

Richmond Alexander Calder Solomon R Sartre Calder Fernand Leger Picasso Braque Hans Arp Guggenheim

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