Stardust for Streisand in A Star is Born praise
Readers discuss Barbra Streisand as Oscar front runner after seeing A Star Is Born. Fans praise the film’s humor, emotion, and music and urge wider viewership and awards recognition. Additional letters touch on radio contacts and stage interests.
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Grain deal divides nation amid Cold War debate
A reader letter discusses President-elect Carter’s grain agreement with Russia of six million metric tons yearly for five years as a peace policy. The piece criticizes U.S. aid to the Soviet Union, cites Solzhenitsyn, Lenin, and Khrushchev quotes, and laments detente and famine history while urging a stronger stand against Western aid to Moscow. It also includes assorted notes on music and pop culture.
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Bob Bergland
Russia
Alexander Solzynheniten
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Ragtime scholar Trebor Tichenor builds vast piano roll collection
Ragtime devotee Trebor Jay Tichenor of St. Louis began ragtime after buying his first piano at 13. He teaches a ragtime course at Washington University and performs weekly on a Mississippi River showboat. His collection tops seven thousand piano rolls.
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Minister in fraud case out on bail
Tulsa minister James Roy Whitby Sr., 48, released on 31000 bond after being charged in Santa Barbara with interstate transportation of stolen property tied to a $5 million bond scheme and alleged sale of Gospel Outreach bonds. FBI says funds were to be deposited in a trust for interest payments, with real estate used as collateral without consent.
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