Stravinsky books eyed over craft by Craft claims
In a feature on Igor Stravinsky and Robert Craft, editors and associates dispute authorship of the late books. Lillian Libman recalls Stravinsky’s abstemious style, while Craft admits a larger role for cribbed material. Libman plans a full account titled And Music at the Close Stravinsky's Last Yours.
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Igor Stravinsky
Stravinsky
O.K
Lyndon Johnson
Robert Craft
Craft
Lillian Libman
Cratt
Miss Libman
Hughes-Irving
Finley Pressures Vida Blue Over Salary Dispute
Oakland owner Charles O Finley stands firm against Vida Blue demanding a raise after earning 14500 last year plus endorsement income. Blue began at 115000 this year, while Finley offered 50000 and refuses any increase. The piece notes Blue’s wit about being called True and Finley’s reluctance to budge.
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Finley
Oakland
Vida Blue
Blue
Finley praised as valuable in Oakland pitching talks
The piece highlights Charles C. Finley and seeks to keep Blue in Oakland pitching with a possible raise to $50,000. It notes Finley’s sharp tongue and lists Finley as MVP and Cy Young Award recipient, while hinting at management’s leverage in keeping key players.
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Blue
Vida
True
True Blue
Finley
True G. Finley
Bine
Cy Young
Oakland
Charles C. Finley
A Vision of Fast Trains Over Freeways in California
A reflective opinion lauds a future fast train between Los Angeles and San Francisco, arguing it would beat the new freeway for safety, efficiency, and cost. It notes smog, water diversions, and the rise of airports, urging California to shift from roads to rail as the dominant transport system.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
San Joaquin Valley
California Water Project
Tulare
Purlock
Merced
California
San Joaquin
San Diego
San Jose
Loles Basin
Riverside
Athur L. Littleworth
Arty
Riverside integration lessons from the busing era
Riverside the first 100000 city to integrate schools faced shocks from boycotts to a burned Lowell Elementary. By 1995 compensatory programs showed limited gains while integration spread minority students into higher SES schools. Arthur Littleworth argues outcomes vary by community needs and cautions against national busing bans.
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Lowell
National Guard
Arthur Littleworth
NAACP
Riverside
Littleworth
Casa Blanca
Arthur Lit Heworth
Senate
Letters to the editor Why Saigon is not a beautiful place
Readers respond to editorials and coverage on Saigon and U S politics. The piece cites a column praising journalism on LGBTQ topics while criticizing Saigon’s appearance as marked by barbed wire, shacks, beggars, and military presence. Other letters discuss Dole Muskie remarks and missing U S citizens in China.
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Betty Edwards
Jon Bullock
Long Beach
Metropolitan Community Church
Bullock
Advocate
Saigon
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New Hampshire
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White House
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U.S
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