Duke Ellington Performs Sacred Music at Fifth Avenue Church
Duke Ellington brought his orchestra to Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church with the Herman McCoy Choir from California and soloists Lena Horne Brock Peters Esther Marrow Tony Watkins and Jimmy McPhail. A 50-voice Mother AME Zion choir and the church’s 40-voice choir backed the program in a concert arranged by the Protestant Council of the City of New York. The program featured In the Beginning God with Brock Peters as soloist and a new carol Christmas Surprise sung by Lena Horne. Notable attendees included Bishop James A. Pike Archbishop Takvós and other church leaders.
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Duke Ellington
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Manhattan
Midtown
Ellington
Herman McCoy
California
Lena Horne
Brock Peters
Esther Marrow
Tony Watkins
Jimmy McPhail
Bunny Briggs
David
McCoy
Mother Ame
African Methodist Episcopal) Zion Church
Harlem
Protestant Council of the City of
Grace Episcopal Cathedral
San Francisco
James A. Pike
Episcopal Diocese
Takovos
Greek Orthodox Church of
North and South America
Lloyd C. Wieke
New York Area
Methodist Church
Alfred L. Beck
New York
President forgoes uniform in civilian leadership role
The President acts as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces while remaining a civilian and does not wear a military uniform. This reflects the constitutional separation between civilian oversight and military authority.
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United States
Poland Expels NYT Warsaw Correspondent Halberstam
Times correspondent David Halberstam, 31, is expelled from Poland with his accreditation as a foreign journalist revoked after government objections to his reporting. He and his Polish citizen wife Elzbieta Czyzewska face upcoming personal affairs plans and possible departure from Poland. Halberstam is a Pulitzer Prize winner and had reported on the Polish regime and broader Cold War tensions.
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Poland
David Halberstam
Warsaw
New York Times
Halberstam
Foreign Ministry
Elzbieta Czyzewska
Moscow
M. Rosenthal
New Oay Times
Rosenthal
Malcolm Browne
Associated Press
Viet Nam
Nation Sold To Producer James J. Storrow Jr
The Nation magazine will be bought by producer James J. Storrow Jr who will take over January 1 from George C. Kirstein. Editorial staff and policy will remain intact, with Carey McWilliams continuing as editor. Kirstein plans a sabbatical before pursuing a new project, stating the sale reflects no discouragement. The magazine’s circulation is listed as 28,231.
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New York Times
New York
the Nation
James J. Storrow Jr
Storrow
George C. Kirstein
Carey McWilliams
Kirstein
N. W. Ayer
Former Soldier Invited To Manila Inauguration
A Morri son Illinois man Russell Voleckman and Donald Jamieson of San Diego were invited as special guests to the inauguration of President-Elect Ferdinand Marcos in Manila after serving with Marcos in World War II. The report notes other unrelated crime and crime scene items from Chicago and Springfield, including burglaries and robberies.
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Manila
Washington
Morrison, Ill
Philippines
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Russell Voleckman
Marcos
Luzon
Donald Jamieson
San Diego
Calif
Buses Oust Streetcars in Lisbon Transit Shift
Lisbon sees buses overtake streetcars in popularity as streetcar passengers fall by over 1.5 million in 1964 while bus passengers rise by about 12 million, signaling a major shift in urban transport.
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Lisbon
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