Composer Critics Across Time Echo Beethoven Mahler Bernstein
The essay recalls how Beethoven faced dismissive critics in 1832 and Mahler in Cologne lamenting audience and press reactions. It highlights Leonard Bernstein defending Mass against New York critics while stressing a composer’s insistence on artistic integrity despite hostile coverage.
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Leonard Bernstein
New York
Bernstein
Cologne
Koelnische Zeitung
Kennedy Center
Debate Over Period After S In Harry S Truman
A nitpick about the period after Harry S Truman's middle initial sparks editor debates. Press-Telegram arbiter Lew Allison Sr notes usage in titles, books, and library stationery, while the Associated Press and United Press International differ. Truman says it does not matter. newsrooms argue, showing a journalist’s drive to accuracy.
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Harry S Truman
Press-Telegram
Lew Allison Sr
Truman
Margaret
Harry S. Truman
Independence
Associated Press
United Press International
Long Beach Letters On Noise And Nixon War Plan
A reader criticizes Marina Pacifica pile driver noise in Naples and urges residents to lobby authorities for soundproofing. The letter also rebuts Nixon era wartime policy, questioning support for bombing and urging Congress to heed public dissent against mass violence.
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Long Beach
Marina Pacifica
Naples
Demand end to war in South Vietnam
Ten years of fighting and dying prove there can be no guarantees for South Vietnam's future. The piece questions honorable peace, criticizes presidential indifference, and urges reevaluation of options to rise and demand an end to the war. May reflect a columnist viewpoint from Barbara F. Hobpf l.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Vietnam
Barbara F
Hobpfl
United States
Vietnam
Saigon
Opportunity muffed during Christmas plea for charitable wealth
A Managua multimillionaire is urged to use discretion and donate part of his vast wealth to the poor and needy during the holy season. The writer argues such generosity would foster lasting peace and happiness, and asserts that peace on earth comes to those who show goodwill toward their brothers and neighbors.
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Managua
Long Beach
Doves Could Hinder Peace Again in Vietnam Talks
Washington reports that Democrats pressing their anti Nixon Vietnam record risk blame if negotiations fail and prisoners not returned. Hanoi’s leaders may misjudge Congress’s power to push an unfavorable settlement, while prospects for congressional influence appear remote.
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Washington
Nixon
Vietnam
Hanoi
Congress
Nixon Likely to Stand Fast as Vietnam Talks Continue
Richard Nixon faces a tense divide as Congress debates the end the war amendment and military cutoffs, with Kissinger navigating renewed Paris talks. Hanoi’s hard line and Democratic caution threaten a constitutional clash if Congress seeks to curb presidential war powers, while Nixon remains likely to press military action until negotiations show real progress.
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Henry A. Kissinger
Paris
le Due Tho
Silence and Accountability in a Broken Nation
An American banker abroad recalls the gulf between admired U S values and Vietnam policy, noting Europeans’ revulsion and Americans’ powerlessness to change it. Prominent voices, including Alastair Buchan, condemn Nixon’s bombing as a betrayal while urging continued public dissent and conscience.
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London
Europe
Hanoi
United States
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Buchan
Nixon
America
Israel weighs methods to end terrorism after Munich
Israel studies a broad mix of military and political options after the Munich massacre and a string of raids into Syria and Lebanon. Officials warn that despite 33 bases struck and about 1000 casualties, guerrilla attacks abroad will continue and no single solution exists.
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Thomas Cheatham
United Press International
Tel Aviv
Armed Forces
Munich
Syria
Lebanon
David Elazar
Golda Meir
Bangkok
Israel
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Maverick Music Critics
Beethoven
William Gardiner
Gardiner
Gustav Mahler
Mahler
Oer
NA Carhart
Peacn
George Toll
Richard Wilson
le Die Tho
TF Kissinger
Cambodia
Laos
Vietnm
George McGovern
Mike Mansfield
J.W. Fulbright
Woodrow Wilson
United States Senate
Wilson
League of Nations
U.S. Senate
House
Britain
Alastair Buchan
Institute of Strategic Studies
Commandment
Imperial Defense College
Oxford
The
Times of
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Upstate
Anthony Lewis
NEW York Times News Service
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