Finnish Students Boycott World Youth Festival Over Politics
In Helsinki fifteen thousand youths from over 100 countries attend the World Festival of Youth and Students for Peace and Friendship. Finnish central student groups boycott, citing disinterest in political events and pressure from authorities. The festival proceeds despite objections, highlighting Finland's cautious stance between East and West and Soviet backing of the event.
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Helsinki
Finland
Students For Peace
Lrst
V. J. Sukselainen
Soviet Union
World Alliance of Youth
WAY
Aarts
Denmark
Aarhus
Jester Hairston Guest Conductor at Nevada Music Camp
Actor musician Jester Hairston will guest conduct at the University of Nevada Lake Tahoe music camp in August 1911. A Tufts and Juilliard alum, he led choirs for Hall Johnson and trained Broadway and radio groups. He arranged film scores and acted in The Alamo and To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Reno
Jester Hairston
University of Nevada
Lake Tzho
John Carri
New Choral Music Workshop
Tufts University
Boston
Juillard Conservatory
New York
Hall Johnson
Annre Kostatanetz
Don Vorher
Alfred Walenstein
al Jolson
Hairston
Hellywod
Jenny
Land of the Pharaons
Carmen Jones
Vegas Girl Wins Denver Scholarship
Miss Gayla Jarden of Las Vegas receives a $700 General Motors scholarship renewal to attend the University of Denver. The award goes to one entering freshman each year and is renewable for three more years based on Denver grades.
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Gayla Jarden
E. B. Jarden
Baker
Las Vegas
General Motors
University of Denver
Denver
Colo
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Magnavox
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Magnavox Electronics
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American Modern
Stan Irwin
Rome
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THE
Moro-Landis
Shelley Berman
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