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...After a series of blunt warnings, the U.S. broke off relations with this country...
Sonatas for Unaccompanied Violin. music seems to grow leaner with the yeas. between two excellent performances of the superb Sonata No. 1, Alexander Schneider's (Mercury, 1 side LP) is for those who prefer a hardness of tone and a rather blunt forthrightness; Tossy Spivakovsky (Columbia, 1 side LP) plays with more beauty of tone and slightly softer phrasing. Violinist Joseph Szigeti (Columbia, 1 side LP) has no competition in his performance of Sonata No. 5 (or, on the other side, in the Concerto No. 1, with the New Friends of Music Orchestra, Fritz Stiedry conducting). Recordings: good...
...decision to destroy the temporary housing now available for married students emphasizes the unhappy distinction between Harvard the university and Harvard the cold-hearted business enterprise, as well as the blunt point that what may be advantageous for the student may not be a profitable business venture...
Pink-cheeked, blunt Richard C. Patterson Jr., who had served three stormy years as U.S. ambassador to Yugoslavia, looked forward to a quieter time when he took on his new diplomatic assignment to tree-shaded Guatemala City. That was 17 months ago. Last fortnight, weary and out of sorts, Patterson was back in Washington, and the Guatemalan government was asking for his recall on the ground that he had intervened in the nation's domestic affairs.-The State Department insisted that Patterson had merely flown to the U.S. for a medical checkup. But as soon as the ambassador...
...pressure on the newspapers. Nevertheless, such stories as the debate between Paul Blanshard and Father George H. Dunne at Harvard in February over the political power of the church are virtually ignored (only the Globe printed a story on the debate). Such sacred cows, real or fancied, tend to blunt the nose-for-news of even the best reporters...