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■0!n„. «■■ ■ w ■ ■ ,■■■■■■■- nwnn l.n-,. a®. 7s'. r-t.1^,' v*T JSStam* 1- JmSlCLEVELAND — Despite denials Ithat there has been no “serious uprising” among the membership of the Wings Over Jordan Choir, I local officials of the nationally known musical ensemble are canvassing for vocalists in Cleveland and throughout the country, the Call and Post learned this week.So far, Misses Lois Waterford! and Olive Thompson, former top singers, of Cleveland, have joined the choir whict is currently making a tour of Texas. Other singers! are reported to have joined the! choir following a walkout in Los Angeles two weeks ago which resulted in cancellation of a Sunday radio program. 1Rev. Glenn Settle, director of the choir, has refused to make any statement regarding the situation,! Members of the choir reportedly! walked out in protest of low wages i and inhumane working conditions duripg the West Coast tour. I lt;According to the Los Angeles! , Sentinel newspaper, seventeen ] members of the chior were In-1 . volved In the desputa, Including a U musical director. Listeners of the choir's Sunday program said that . the choir did not make a showing comparable to its previous ones * and mentioned as a possible rea- * son. the absence of many of the :choir's veteran singera ]
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Call and Post
Cleveland, Ohio, US
Sat, Sep 06, 1947
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