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Outside of that, the Tribune should offer little of interest to political tourists; it is preoccupied with local bond issues, civic development and a current crusade to get Oakland a professional football team...
...last time I heard Victor Manusevitch conduct the Cambridge Civic Symphony Orchestra was two years ago at another Summer School concert. Out of kindness to the orchestra (and to avoid painful memories) I shall not try to recall that occasion except to note how relieved I was yesterday evening to find Mr. Manusevitch's group so much improved...
...sure, the orchestra still has its problems. Throughout much of the concert the strings sounded pitifully thin--a common failing among amateur ensembles--and the French horns occasiosally gave out some glaringly uncalled-for sounds. But on the whole the Cambridge Civic Symphony carried off its tribute to Shakespeare quite competently, even with occasional moments of unexpected brilliance...
...closed with Tschaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet overture-fantasia, a lovely work even if it has been played to death. Again, one couldn't miss a very few wrong notes, but, in general, the orchestra did a fine job. It is indeed pleasant to report how for the Cambridge Civic Symphony has come in two years...
...Stage Assault. The army started planning Tiro Fijo's downfall months ago. Combat units were divided into small, tightly organized teams, given extensive training in anti-guerrilla warfare. To backstop the military campaign, new roads, schools and other civic-action projects were planned to draw the peasants closer to the government. The offensive began four weeks ago as units of five battalions-totaling 3,500 men-poured into Marquetalia...