K U Philharmonic to Perform in Murphy Hall Kansas City Orchestra
The Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra will give a concert at 8 20 p m next Thursday in Kansas University's Murphy Hall directed by Hans Schwieger with about 80 musicians. The Rockefeller Foundation grant of 21945 funds half the concert cost and supports the symposium and Connoisseur Series. Tickets are 75 cents. The program includes Ives Three Places in New England Stravinsky Symphony in Three Movements Lees Symphony No Two and Revueltas Sensemaya. The grant also finances salaries for two performances and expands the season to 25 weeks.
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Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra
Kansas University
Murphy Hall
Thomas Gorton
KU School of Fine Arts
Gorton
Hans Schwieger
Philharmonic
KU Endowment Association
Rockefeller Foundation
Garton
New England
Charles Ives
Stravinsky
Benjamin Lees
Revueltas
Rockefeller
Schwieger
Robert Baustian
KU Symphony
Woody Elbel remembered as public relations leader and sports booster
Burgess continues notes on Woody Elbel who drove a city truck in 1955 and later headed Railway Express. Known for friendly greeting and interest in people he led local athletic programs since grade school, earning the nickname Mayor of Lincoln Park for his work with Woody's Aces. He aided youths in trouble with his late wife, who died in 1955, as Kiwanis members recall his community service and involvement.
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Railway Express
Elbel
Woody
Lincoln’ Park
William Greene
Paul Francisco
Hobart
Lawrence
William
Kansas City
Elgin Jr
Denver
Kiwanis
Albert Fearing
Henry Shenk
Arden Booth
al Gallup
Russell Mosser
Olin Petefish
Martin Jones
Harvard Elected Negroes as Marshals for First Time
Harvard University announces that its senior class has elected African American students to the posts of first and second marshal for the first time in history. The university notes that this marks a significant milestone in campus leadership by minority students.
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Boston
Harvard
University
Peace Talks Still Open for 12 Hour Christmas Lull
The State Department said Viet Nam peace talks would be the world’s real Christmas present but kept the door open for a 12 hour cease fire offered by the Viet Cong. Press officer McCloskey noted no sign from North Viet Nam of readiness to negotiate and that Washington and Saigon were weighing a possible extended stop in hostilities.
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Washington
State Department
Viet Nam
Robert J. McCloskey
Saigon
South Viet Nam
McCloskey
Alliance Failure Cited by Speaker For KU Project
Kansas University speaker Victor Alba labels the Alliance for Progress a failure due to U S naivete and Latin American oligarchy. Alba urges direct action and a War Corps style effort to reach the masses, while fellow professor Robert Tomasek notes the program has not clearly failed and cites State Department support.
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Alliance For Progress
Latin America
U. S
Kansas University
Mexico
Victor Alba
Alliance Without Allies
Robert Tomasek
Alba
State Department
Louisville administrator chosen Mars Hill College president
Dr. Fred Bentley aged 30, assistant dean at the University of Louisville College of Arts and Sciences, has been named president of Mars Hill College. He succeeds the retiring leader and will assume duties next month.
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Mars Hill
N.C
Fred Bentley
College of Arts and Sciences
University of Louisville
Mars Hill College
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Swarthout Hall
Mozart
Salzburg
Jan Sibelius
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Pelleas and Melisande
Debussy
Maeterlinck
Northland
Karl Dumler
John Davison
Austin Ledwith
Reinhold Schmidt
Burgess
Mars Hill President
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