Newport Jazz Festival Faces High Costs and Busy Scheduling
New York promoter George Wein reports a likely loss for this year’s festival amid a crowded lineup across venues from Carnegie Hall to Nassau Coliseum. Despite strong attendance and numerous stars including Ellington and Ray Charles, the event faced timing conflicts and budget ballooning from $600,000 to about $1 million, with plans to scale back next year.
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Romance and rumors swirl around New York stars
A gossip column recalls Earl Wilson Grable and George Balt romance at the Stork Club, notes Liz Taylor denying a Burton split, and mentions Mayor Lind mulling re election while socialites attend engagements. It reports on Hazel Scott, Lainie Kazan, John Gavin and film project gossip in a flurry of celebrity chatter.
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