Bicentennial celebrations and CBS telecast of Bolshoi Romeo and Juliet
The piece notes nationwide Bicentennial events with parades, fireworks, and a 1776 Frisbee toss in cities including Philadelphia and Los Angeles. It also reviews CBS Sunday Night program of Bolshoi Ballets Romeo and Juliet taped in Moscow, praising its scale, Prokofiev score, and performances by Natalia Bessmertnova and Michael Lavrovsky, with Mary Tyler Moore narrating.
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Miss Moore
Bicentennial Celebrations Spark Varied July Fourth Events
The 200th anniversary of independence features a diverse schedule from Washington prayers and the Declaration viewing at the National Archives to a Bicentennial Grand Parade on Constitution Avenue led by the Rockefellers. President Ford plans visits to Valley Forge Independence Hall and the Kennedy Center while other cities hold related ceremonies and festivities.
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Barbs By Phil Pastoret at Local Pub
Barbs by Phil Pastoret laments the town’s woes as patrons note the pub’s slipping business while the owner still drives a luxury car and locals endure shabby footwear awaiting the bus. Page readers see sharp, satirical street observations.
Scholars seek ancient documents in daily mail trove
Readers are invited to explore a daily mail bundle for a trove of ancient documents. The message hints at persistent deadlines and the sense that after forty one cannot finish the day before yesterday.
Octogenarian Earns Temple Bachelor Degree
J Melvin Gessieman completed a four year BA in physical education at Temple University at age 82, becoming the oldest Temple degree recipient. He initially earned a two year program diploma in 1917, served in France in World War I, then returned after a long sabbatical to finish his degree.
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Drawing the Line Mason Dixon surveyors feud history teased
The Mason Dixon Line predated the Civil War, created to settle a colonial land dispute between Maryland’s Calverts and Penns. Completed from 1763 to 1767, surveyors Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon fixed the line amid a 1750 compromise in the English Court of Chancery.
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