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When he walks to the plate like an outsize Little Leaguer, batting helmet resting loosely on his ears, hardly anyone in Boston cheers, or even boos. When he stands in to bat lefthanded, only the shortstop bothers to play him deep. The front office talks blandly of trading him, fans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Forgotten Man | 9/7/1962 | See Source »

Boos & Hisses. Washington doubted that Russian technology could thwart a retaliatory thrust by U.S. missiles, and quickly answered Khrushchev's other charges. Khrushchev's denunciation of U.S. nuclear tests, said the State Department, was sheer hypocrisy, considering the fact that Russia broke the test-ban moratorium last fall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Communists: Gitche Gumee Revisited | 7/20/1962 | See Source »

Dresden-born and the son of a viola player, Ronnefeld toured Germany in his teens as a concert pianist. Now chief conductor at the Bonn Stadttheater, he has written a handful of other compositions, but The Ant is both his first full-scale opera and his first work to attract...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Preposterous Ant | 1/19/1962 | See Source »

Boos & Blows. According to Carrara, a particularly important function of his claque is to discipline the amateur fans who applaud for love of music, not money, but who have little knowledge of opera. When he spots amateurs about to start a demonstration, Carrara musters a detachment of claqueurs to drown...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Class of the Claqueurs | 1/5/1962 | See Source »

But as the hours passed in Venezuela, it became increasingly apparent that the President's visit was more a schmalzfest than a bold adventure. "I've heard more boos in Boston." said a presidential aide. The President arrived at no momentous decisions. He went through a great many...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: More Than Good Neighbors | 12/22/1961 | See Source »

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