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Final Innings. All evening the returns came in as the count progressed on whether the people of Los Angeles wanted a goat pasture called Chavez Ravine changed into a site for a big-league stadium (TIME, April 28)-and consequently, whether the legend L.A. on the Dodgers' caps was to become a permanent symbol or a passing memory. All evening the count was closer than the game (final score: Cincinnati 8, L.A. 3). Not until late the next afternoon was Dodger President Walter O'Malley satisfied that his team had won the referendum. The Dodgers themselves reacted...
...went on as the final speaker after two hours of shrill argument and ill-tempered accusations, and once again he threw his change-up. He was glad, he said, to be part of such a democratic process. He was sure the people were sick and tired of hearing about Chavez Ravine, and, as a matter of fact, so was he. "I'm not going to be angry with anyone," he said, "no matter which side loses." He looked and acted like a dumpy, fatherly man who could forgive his children their mistakes...
Major works of Chavez include the Sinfonia de Antigona and the Sinfonia India...
According to present plans, Chavez will use some type of accompaniment for the lectures. However, no decision has yet been made whether to employ an entire orchestra or only a piano...
...addition to composing, Chavez has conducted the Mexican National Symphony, and has been guest conductor of the New York Philharmonic. He served as director of Fine Arts in Mexico, and has written the book Toward a New Music...