John Cage and the rise of aleatoric music on his 60th birthday
Editorial traces John Cage as the central figure in introducing chance elements to music, from Ives to electronic age. It notes Cage’s 12 radios piece and his belief that sounds beyond pitched tones can be musical. The piece credits Cage’s influence on later composers and marks today as Cage’s 60th birthday.
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Chance
Charles Ives
Ives
John Cage
Cage
New York
Seattle
Ernst Krenek
Krenek
Airlines tighten security checks for carry-ons and magnetometer use
U S airlines announce stepped up security including checks of all carry on luggage and greater magnetometer scrutiny to detect metal on passengers. The measures aim to boost hijacking protection. in Brazil, with the region’s busiest air traffic, carry on luggage is searched.
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U.S
Brazil
South America
Airline security costs outweigh hijack risks say critics
The text argues that measures frisking passengers by police, though causing delays for U S air travelers, are a small price for reducing hijack risk, noting only three attempts in two years with none succeeding, and mentions Brazil's military dictatorship.
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Brazil
U.S
Cuba
Algeria
Pelicans Rebound in Southern California Coast Readiness
Letters to the editor discuss Brown Pelicans reproducing along the California coast with 57 young on the Channel Islands and about 150 on Coronado Island. They question DDT’s role and blame on environmentalists, noting nesting behavior and island access limits. Other letters criticize shoreline planning and President Bobby Fischer remarks.
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California
Channel Islands
Coronady Island
Santa Barbara
Anaespa
Oroville
W. £. Hwazeltine
F. D
Look Out for Falling Skies and Fear in Cold War Era
A satirical critique of air raid drills and Weather Bureau warnings during the Cold War. The author mocks civil defense rhetoric and public fear, arguing Americans learned to ignore superfluous dangers and suggesting warnings heighten suffering rather than prevent harm. It contrasts past shelter culture with present warnings and politics.
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Washington
Rockefeller
Pentagon
Congress
Weather Bureau
U.S
Footnotes Make Friends and Family Mystery Lesson
A compact saying argues that social ties grow when opportunities arise while a family mystery questions how a student learns without reading. The piece plays on guidance themes and contrasts social behavior with study habits.
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Junior
What is our country's season now
The speaker muses on national mood amid a long outward journey by land and sea. He notes mixed emotions across the country, from hope to despair, and contrasts regional voices from Miami to Los Angeles with observations of late summer turning to seed, as politics and the American dream traverse a two week, 12000 mile arc. He cites Jefferson and the enduring question of life and death, seasons, and renewal.
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Miami
Los Angeles
Botk
Playboy
South
Chicago
Rlerk
Japan
Woodville
Rappahai Nock County
Jefferson
A Campaign Vision From Washington-Labor Bay
The text outlines a vision for presidential candidates over the next 60 days, emphasizing common humanity, gun control, universal hospital care, and rail nationalization. It calls for restoring simple White House traditions, reducing security excess, countering postal rate rises, and focusing on health care, aging, and disability education. It argues for environmental and racial concerns, farm subsidies reform, and meaningful public dialogue with citizens.
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Washington
Labor Bay
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Long Beach
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Bobby Fischer
America
Willard N. Pasige
Elfe
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NEW York Times. News Service
James J
White House
Air Force One
Capital Hill
Metroliner
Hunter's
Sportsman’s Club
Corporation Farms
William V. Shannon
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