Britten War Requiem Elevates War's Futility at KU
Norman Abelson reviews Benjamin Britten's War Requiem at Hoch Auditorium praising its emotional depth and universal message. He lauds Clayton Krehbiel's leadership and the soloists Reinhold Schmidt Miriam Stewart Hamilton Edward Souter and the University of Kansas Music Department for delivering a thrilling performance despite its demanding scale.
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Benjamin Britten
Wilfred Owen
Eter
Clayton Krehbiel
University of Kansas
Reinhold Schmidt
Miriam Stewart Hamilton
Edward Souter
James Ralston
Robert Hull
University Orchestra
Richard Gayhart
George Weldon
West Junior High School
Sheila Brown
Central Junior High School
Romania’s mediation bid meets silence from China
Vienna AP Rome China mediation call by Romania receives no Chinese reply to Soviet Chinese Romanian three party meeting proposal. Moscow agrees in general while Beijing accuses Khrushchev of supporting Trotsky in latest attack.
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Vienna
Austria
Romania
Red China
Scienteia
Moscow
Khrushchev
Mao Tze-tung
Peking
Peking People’s Daily
Leon Trotsky
Trotsky
Lenin
Stalin
Syrian strike resumes after holiday and new constitution
Baathists in Damascus and other Syrian cities closed again in a general strike protesting the government’s socialism. The action followed the Muslim holy day and the proclamation of Syria as a People's Democratic Socialist Republic announcing a new constitution.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Damascus
Syria
Farmer's Share Of Milk Price Shrinks To About Eleven Cents
A 25 cent quart of milk yields roughly 11 cents to the farmer, highlighting the small share farm producers receive in the retail milk price chain.
Winton Winter Elected Barrister Group Chief
The Kansas Barristers Association installed Clarence King of Salina as president at a meeting during the Kansas Bar Association convention. Winton Winter of Ottawa was named president-elect for 1965, with Robert Lytle of Prairie Village as vice president, Wayne Stratton of Topeka as secretary, and Mike Chalfant of Hutchinson as treasurer. Directors named were Tom Larson and Don Hartter of Topeka. Winter, son of Lawrence residents, is a former KU and Lawrence High football star. Chalfant is a former KU golfer and golf coach.
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Kansas City
Kan
Kansas Barristers Association
Clarence King
Salina
Kansas Bar Association
Winton Winter
Ottawa
Robert Lytle
Prairie Village
Wayne Stratton
Topeka
Mike Chalfant
Hutchinson
Tom Larson
Don Hartter
Barristers
Winter
M. S. Winter
Lawrence
Kansas University
Chalfant
Symposium of Music Opens With Sunday Night Concert
James Thomson reports the Sixth Annual Symposium of Contemporary American Music at KU opened in Swarthout Hall with a varied program. E. T. 8 by David S Bates, Scott Huston harp suite, Pozdro piano sonata, choral works by Berry and Tonsing, and Wylie viola sonata showcased fine technique, unity, and expressive tone from performers including Martha Randall Nelita True Roy Johnson Krehbiel Stewart Wise Blaas Angeletti.
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School of Fine Arts
Kansas University
Swarthout Hall
David S. Bates
Martha Randall
Nelita True
Scott Huston
Cincinnati College-Conservatory
Huston
Margaret Ling
John Pozdro
Roy John
Son
Island
Wallace Berry
Michigan University
Evan Tonsing
Amarillo College
Tensing
Clayton Krehbiel
Miss Stewart
Miss Wise
Ruth Shaw Wylie
Wayne State University
Karel Blaas
Richard Angeletti
Supreme Court Denies Appeal on Railroad Crew Ruling
The Supreme Court refused to review a government arbitration board ruling that could cost about 48,000 railroad jobs. Four unions challenged the ruling in two appeals. The decision leaves the board's ruling intact and notes Justice Goldberg did not participate.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Johnson
Arthur J. Goldberg
Secretary of Labor
Prefabricated apartments tied to Anasazi on Wetherill Mesa
The vanished Anasazi Indians of Wetherill Mesa Colorado built apartments with prefabricated mortar blocks and included indoor toilets, taned turkeys, ceramic mugs, and smoked cigarettes in their daily life.
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Wetherill Mesa
Colo
American Officer Killed in Viet Nam Search
American Army Lt. Ronald Hines was killed near the southern tip of South Viet Nam while government troops hunted Communist guerrillas near Kien Long. He is the 131st American casualty in Viet Nam and the 35th this year. Hines's wife Harriet lives in Middletown New Jersey and his parents in Amarillo Texas.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ronald Hines
Kien Long
Hines
Viet Nam
Harriet
Middletown
N.J
James B. Hines
Amarillo
Tex
New prompting devices aid President's public appearances
In Chicago and South Bend the President’s talks feature advanced prompting setups. For major speeches at venues like the Waldorf, extensive security teams deploy, with 400 officers inside the Ballroom and over 1,000 around the hotel. Guests at pre-talk receptions are carefully screened.
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Johnson
Chicago
South Bend
the Waldorf
Secret Service
Nixon praises Sam Mellinger for Kansas GOP post
Former Vice President Richard Nixon told this reporter he is pleased by Sam Mellinger’s election as Kansas national committeeman, praising Mellinger’s record as state finance chairman and noting Harry Darby’s previous service. A reference notes cloves grown on Pemba Island near Zanzibar.
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Richard Nixon
Sam Mellinger
Kansas
Sam
Nixon
Harry Darby
Mellinger
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