Word: conducted
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...racially tense Detroit, the incident might well have flared into a riot. Instead -at least so far-it has turned into a bitter debate over the conduct of Negro Judge George Crockett, 59, of the city's Recorder's Court. Wakened at 5 a.m. by the news of the mass arrests, Crockett hustled to police headquarters while the prisoners were still being processed. He moved into a small unused office, set up a makeshift courtroom, began reviewing each case. He ordered that 16 of the prisoners be let out on $100 bail and 22 be held, before Wayne...
...with his decision to sign on for three years. Certainly, any conductor would think twice before turning down the Chicago offer. It reportedly pays $90,000 a year, and though Solti will be responsible for planning the orchestra's entire year, he will only have to conduct three months of subscription concerts. But the overriding reason for his decision, he says, is that "the Chicago Symphony combines all the elements that I seek in an orchestra. It has a deeper, more German overall sound than most American orchestras, but at the same time it has that typical American ability...
Meanwhile, Chicago cops and out-of-town journalists also were still clashing in a month-long trial of 13 demonstrators charged with disorderly conduct for failure to obey police orders to stop their march toward convention hall. Among them was New York Post Columnist Murray Kempton, who testified that he considered the march "a peaceful revolt-a withdrawal for the evening from the Government." Patricia Saltonstall, a former Washington Star columnist and cousin of retired Senator Leverett Saltonstall, told the court that police had struck her in the face with a rifle barrel. She said she would seek an injunction...
...indirectly supporting similar action in Biafra. The uproar has touched off a parliamentary debate, and last week led the Times of London to complain that Britain's Nigerian policy is a failure. Between that and Anguilla, suggested the Times, "there is a serious loss of touch in the conduct of British foreign policy...
...would urge all members of the Class of '69 and all alumni who are similarly concerned with the Corporation's conduct in this matter to follow my example and inform the president and fellows, Massachusetts Hall, of their feelings in this simple, yet uniquely effective, way. Geoffrey H. Arnold...