Alcatraz Tour Keeps Grim Rock On Public View
San Francisco report on Alcatraz after its 13 year closure detailing plans for its future. National Park Service tours remain popular with about 1.2 million visitors since 1973, and a staff committee will propose options including a monument or cultural center while preserving tours for at least two more years.
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Joseph L. Alioto
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New York
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al Capone
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Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Lee Shenk
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Kathleen Gallagher
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Isla de Los Alcatraces
Island of the Pelicans
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Kathy Gallagher
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CBS Tops Convention Ratings as Cronkite Leads
Nielsen data show CBS led nightly convention coverage by Cronkite and team in prime time, with 7.5 million at midweek and about 6.9 million on closing night. NBC followed, while ABC surged with the All Star game and held third in convention audience.
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David Brinkley
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Nielsen
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Tokyo String Quartet rises from youth to top ranks
In Norfolk Connecticut an audience praised the Tokyo String Quartet for unity and individuality. Violist Raphael Hillyer called them among the world’s top five, noting their early promise from Juilliard classes in Tokyo 1966. The group formed in 1969 after Hillyer encouraged study in the United States. Kazuhide Isomura, among others, spoke of their shared dream and the pressure toward ensemble unity.
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Tokyo
Raphael Hillyer
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Juilliard String Quartet
Tokyo String Quartet
United States
Nashville Symphony Orchestra
Juilliard
Munich
Germany
Kazuhide Isomura
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