Metropolitan Opera Opens 16 Weeks Late
The Met finally opened with Aida after a labor dispute delayed rehearsals and the season. Notables attended including Mayor Lindsay and Leontyne Price. Conducting by Francesco Molinari-Pradelli was mixed as the company faced a $7 million deficit and new pay scales for staff.
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Metropolitan Opera
New York
Met
John V. Lindsay
Leonard Bern- Stein
U.N
Leontyne Price
Richard Tucker
Robert Merrill
Rudolf Bing
Irene Dalis
Tucker
Caruso
Miss Price
Aida
Rusk Becomes Georgia University Professor of International Law
Dean Rusk former secretary of state will join the University of Georgia as a professor earning 45000 dollars annually. Regents approved the appointment 9-4 after a two hour closed session amid opposition over his liberal views and his family ties with a Black marriage.
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Atlanta
Rusk
University of Georgia
State Board of Regents
Fred C. Davison
Cherokee County
Rockefeller Foundation
Washington
Kennedy
John
Roy V. Harris
Augusta
Georgia
American Party
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Margaret
Guy Gibson Smith
Lester Maddox
State Department
Bath builds first New World ocean going vessel in 1607
Bath Maine reports the pinnace Virginia, a 30 ton craft, was launched in 1607 as the first ocean going vessel built by English speaking people in the New World. Since then Bath has seen nearly 5 000 vessels launched in the area.
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Bath
Maine
New World
Television Highlights Tonight on Channel 5 2 and 12
Prime time lineups include Dick Van Dyke on Channel 5 and Mod Squad on Channel 2 and 12. Jeannie budget issues follow Jean nie, Red Skelton guests Barbara Bain and Sweetwater, and The Governor and J J face potential scandal. A East St Louis documentary recaps a 1917 race riot and 18 citizens' sensitivity training. Tonight's movies feature Gidget Grows Up and Peach Bowl football and NCAA basketball doubleheader.
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Dick van Dyke
Laura
Rob
Mod Squad
Pete
Jeannie
Tony
Red Skelton
Barbara Bain
Sweetwater
J.J
Cavett Premier Prompts Fresh Late Night Tone
Dick Cavett returns to ABC with a solo late night format emphasizing smart conversation over bridge work. Beverly Sills and Jacqueline Grennan Wil exler headline a lively premiere though commercial breaks disrupt pace. NBC debuts fragile daytime pair Life with Linkletter and Who What Where Show, with mixed reception and questions about fresh appeal.
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New York
Jack Cavett
Paar
ABC
Jand
Cavett
Carson
Woody Allen
Metropolitan Opera
Beverly Sills
Miss Sills
Jacqueline Grennan Wexler
Webster College
Hunter College
NBC
Linkletter
Art
Jack
Art James
Buddy Hackett
Linkletters
Post Roads Growth Tied to Early USPS Duties in Washington
The article notes that the postal service was central to building the U S highway system as a federal duty. It cites 20,000 miles of post roads in 1801 and 50,000 miles by 1812, reflecting rapid expansion.
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Washington
Postal Service
U.S
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Francesco Molinari-Pradeli
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West Virginia
Cincinnati
NYU
Middletown
Dep’t
Trin
Charm House
Cynthia Lowry
American Savings & Loan Association
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Dupont
Morewear
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