Shostakovich’s music and the Soviet critics
The essay traces Shostakovich’s reception from 1948 to 1975, noting how his symphonies were hailed abroad and denounced at home. It argues that Western tastes and Soviet constraints shape all composers, including Prokofiev, and it dismisses the idea that shifting residence would have created superior work.
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Shostakovich
Dmitri Shostakovich
Tass
Leningrad
United States
Soviet Union
Serge Prokofiev
Europe
America
Los Angeles
Stravinsky
Schoenberg
Moscow
Prokofiev
Automation in Tokyo Creates Futuristic Supermarket
The New York Times describes a Tokyo store where shoppers scan items, take them or eat them, and let a central computer bill them. Inventory is tracked, and a single operator replaces eight cashiers. Signage remains English for interior decor, and the store is named the U K Supermarket.
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Tokyo
The
New York Times
United States
U.K
Helping refugees at St Barnabas Church Long Beach
Editor letter from Mrs James E Brennan chair of Resettlement Committee at St Barnabas Church Long Beach describing two Vietnamese refugee families resettled, assistance given, and plans to continue. She praises refugees as industrious grateful and willing to work, argues resettlement embodies true Christian charity and compares to past immigrant waves.
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L. L
St. Barnabas
Long Beach
Camp Pendleton
L. C
James E, Brennan
Barnabas Church
Nonsmokers Push For Fresh Air Rights In Public Spaces
James A Baker voices concern over air quality and public spaces for nonsmokers. He cites gratitude for nonsmoking sections and questions airport expansion and urban growth in Long Beach, urging restraint on growth while defending police and intelligence operations.
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Betty Mekis
Dubie
Maria Schulte
Long Beach
PSA
New York City
James A. Baker
Communism as Global Threat Warns in Opinion Piece
A Washington columnist laments apathy toward Cold War realities. He cites Helsinki, Solzhenitsyn, Cap tive Nations Week, and CIA debates to argue communism aims to dominate the world, urging renewed vigilance and clear understanding of freedom versus slavery.
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Washington
Helsinki
Solzhenitsyn
CIA
Portugal
Zumwalt
Avelli
Kremlin
Apollo-Soyuz
Ford
Helsinkd
Capitol Hill
Central Intelligence Agency
Israel is Safe Editor Letter May 1 1948
A reader urges resilience amid calls of Israel’s doom. The writer asserts God joins Israel and that no man or country will separate them, urging faith and unity in response to historical anxieties.
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Hyman Olken
Israel
Two May Thanks to Press Telegram Pieces
A reader thanks the Press-Telegram for publishing two articles, A Year of Wonder by James J Kilpatrick on July 27 and People Talk for August 8, calling them antidotes to widespread indifference toward the young amid reports of abortion neglect and abuse.
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Press-Telegram
James J. Kilpatrick
Rodino Reflects on Watergate and Constitutional Faith
Rep. Peter Rodino, longtime chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, recalls Watergate a year after recommending impeachment articles. He warns of unchecked power and credits the inquiry with preserving democratic institutions and public trust. He emphasized fairness, restraint at home, and the need for transparency to sustain constitutional government.
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Washington
Peter W. Rodifo
Nixon
New Jersey
House Judiciary Committee
Rodino
Judiciary Committee
House
Richard M. Nixon
Senate
Reddino
Congress
Capitol
Bri
Watergate
Ann
Peter III
Seton Hall University
Peggy Stanziale
Charles
White House
Treasury
John Connally
Rodine
Connally
Globe for the President at 1800 dollars noted
A fragment mentions a globe bought for the President at a price of 1800 dollars. It also references baseball contact, life goals with right contacts, algae as a food source, and a remark about a grandchild and a broad expanse of the world. The passage blends disparate topics without a clear unified report.
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Shaw
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