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Prince Sihanouk offered Cambodians the choice of four ballots. The first bore the prince's picture; the second a picture of a rival leader now living in exile in Thailand; the third was printed in red to signify approval of Communism; the fourth, marked with a question mark to indicate no opinion. In order to show that the vote would be free, Cambodia invited journalists from Southeast Asia and everywhere else. Of Cambodia's often quarrelsome neighbors, the South Vietnamese (who have just claimed some Cambodian islands) refused politely, the Thailanders not so politely, and the Laotians declined...
Hausmusik. The most popular groups at both festivals bore nostalgic. New Orleans-styled names. The winning band at Berlin was called "Papa Kos Jazzin' Babies," and among the 23 bands at Frankfurt were the Riverboat Seven of Munich, the Diissel-dorf Feetwarmers. Berlin's Spree City Stompers. They belted out meticulous imitations of the legendary New Orleans bands of King Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton, Johnny Dodds. To listeners remembering old Okeh and Paramount recordings, the effect was sometimes eerily familiar: Frankfurt's Barrel House Jazzband, for instance, aped the disk of Dippermouth Blues with such studious care...
...Searle's May 23 cover depicts Mr. K. as a tough piece of pork, but your story reveals him as he really is-a wild bore. HELEN O'NEILL Newbridge, Ireland
...thick wad of bills in his hand. With traffic effectively halted, mobs snake-danced through the streets, paraded past the Diet and the U.S. embassy, shouting "Down with Kishi" and "Eisenhower don't come." Ranging from Communists to Kabuki actors,* the mob included one group whose banner bore a likeness of Christ; true to the left-wing bias common among students at missionary-founded schools in the Far East, a contingent even showed up from St. Paul's University, partially supported by the U.S. Episcopal Church...
...most prolific of the lot, is represented by his Sonata in E Major for Early Piano, a witty, effervescent work that makes its points with economy and style. Born in England, Reinagle was an early admirer and close friend of both Karl Philippe Bach and Haydn, and his works bore the marks of their influence even after he emigrated to America at 30. A popular recitalist who played frequently for George Washington. Reinagle also turned out a quantity of popular music (America, Commerce and Freedom) and a comic opera: The Volunteers...