New York Jazz Festival Sows Lively Nights Yet Loses Money
New York an ambitious Newport style festival staged by George Wein drew a star studded lineup headlined by Duke Ellington and Count Basie. despite sold out shows and high attendance the event ran over budget due to scheduling conflicts and venue costs leaving Wein forecasting a loss even after sponsorships. He plans a smaller next year with fewer outdoor concerts and no Shea Stadium night events.
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New York
New
York
Brooks Kerr
Ella Fitzcert
Stride Gerald
Dizzy Gillespie
Lantis
Dor
Helen Hummel
Hachara George Wein
Willie “the Lion
Smith
Campbell
Ellington
Eltis
Pat
Ral
Gerry Mulligan
Lasto
Tewe
Cone
Weln
Tral Park
Benay
Nassau Civic Quartet
Duke Ellington
May
Hall
Charles
Aretha Franklin
City
Staten Stand Ferry
Carnegie Hall
Orleans
Louis Arm
Tate
Art Tatum
Eubie Mlake
Wein
New York State Arts. Council
Schlitz
Ray Charles
American Airlines
Count Basie
Central Park
Shea, Stadium
Pianist Ellington Receives French Legion of Honor
New York reports the French government awarded Duke Ellington the Legion of Honor for his outstanding contribution to jazz and global culture. The ceremony at the French Consul General's residence on Fifth Avenue included remarks by Jacques Kaspar and Maurice Mazel.
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New York
UPD
Duke Ellington
Sicurges
Zel
United States
Revard Academy
Arab oil states urged to condition sale to U.S.
Cairo based Al Ahram columnist Ali Hamdi al Gamal urged Arab oil exporting countries to link petroleum sales to the United States with compensation for Washington’s farm sales limits. He criticized U S statements that arms to Kuwait must stay with U S consent, arguing Arabs can seek weapons elsewhere.
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Cairo
United States
Washington
al Ahram l
Ali Hamdi
al-Gamimal
Tom
State Department
America
Kuwait
U.S
U.S. diplomats study Mongolian ahead of Ulan Bator mission
Alynn Nathanson and William Brown, the first Foreign Service officers preparing for a U.S. mission to Ulan Bator, study Mongolian at Leeds University in England under Owen Lattimore. The diplomats, ages 27 and 43, bring experience from Moscow Taiwan and Hong Kong as they await recognition talks with the Mongolian People's Republic.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Mongolian Peoples Republic
Department
Alynn Nathanson
Willliam Brown
Foreign Service
Ulan Bator
Leeds University
England
West
Owen Lattimore
Miss. Nathansen
Brown
Moscow
Taiwan
Hong Kong
State Department
Soviet Union
United Nations
Illinois Flight Removes Texas Center Boys Amid Abuse Claims
A Texas boys' camp near Wimberly Center faced reports of mistreatment leading Illinois officials to fly 14 boys back to Peoria area facilities. The Texas unit, run by Dan Burke, faced staff discipline and responses to complaints including alleged hitting and improper feeding. Illinois stated two more boys would return as investigations continued.
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East Texas Guidance
State of Minds
Texas
Tyler
Tex
The
Austin Te Cook County
Iil
Aidshome
Texas Department of Pub J
Austin
Rom. Velters
Wine i
Ilinois
Department of Children and Family Services
Houston Post
Fbitek
Wimberly Center
Peed Springs
Jeffers
Dan Burke
Burke
Mlinois
Off-White House certificates parody Watergate era gags
A Madison Wisconsin firm markets Genuine and Certified enemy of Richard Milhous Nixon certificates poking fun at Watergate. The blank filled certificate claims the named owner is an enemy due to a bureaucratic bungling and notes the item as a historic chronicle. The gag references the enemies list disclosed by John W Dean and the Nixon administration.
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Washington
UPI
Reinhard
Richard Milhous Nixon
Mittang Nevermore
White House
Sam Clemente
Madison
Key Biscayne
Wis
John W. Dean
Verbal Fragments Yield No Clear News Item
Fragmentary OCR text provides no coherent event or names. The readable bits mention numbers and names but lack context to identify a person, organization, place, or outcome.
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Sune
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