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...Some theologians believe that cathedrals, and all large churches, are obsolete, at least as far as the city is concerned. San Francisco's Grace Episcopal Cathedral, with a capacity of 2,392, averages only 500 to 600 worshipers on a typical Sunday; except at services celebrating Christmas and Easter, St. John the Divine is rarely filled...
Everyone has heard of the Ford Foundation. And the Rockefeller Foundation, and the many Guggenheim foundations. But who ever heard of the Robert O. Hayes Foundation of Grand Blanc, Mich.? It exists, however, and according to its records, it made recent grants of $2 each to the Easter Seal campaign, the American Cancer Society and the Muscular Dystrophy Association. But the size of its operations do not legally make a foundation any less taxexempt, and that is the point...
...total artwork." That phrase could very nearly describe Austrian-born Herbert von Karajan. At 59, Von Karajan not only is the world's foremost conductor but concerns himself with every aspect of his epic productions, including direction, stage design, lighting. Head of the Berlin Philharmonic, director of the Easter and summer festivals at Salzburg, Von Karajan last week added the Metropolitan Opera to his realm by conducting and staging Die Walküre, first item in a new Ring that he will produce at the Met over the next four years. Since certain natural laws prevented him from singing...
...Biomechanics Laboratory at U.C., which was supported by the Easter Seal Society in developing the device, demonstrated the flexibility of the brace by trying it out on Patient Julie Bywater of Mill Valley, Calif. For most of her ten years, Julie has suffered from paralysis of the leg muscles, the cause of which is uncertain. A conventional two-sided brace enabled Julie to walk, but she could scarcely run. She often refused to wear it. It was heavy and "hurt too much." Now Julie proudly demonstrates her prowess on stairs, and runs so well she plays baseball...
Except in Florida and Southern California, drive-in churches generally function only in the summer or for Easter sunrise services. They particularly attract vacationers who, as one minister puts it, suffer from "normal protestantitis"-the feeling that summer is the time to take a holiday from church. Many worshipers are attracted by the lack of usual Sunday formality, show up in everything from bathing suits to pajamas. The church lots are invariably packed with cars carrying rooftop boats, surfboards, golf clubs and picnic hampers. But the convenience of drive-in services also attracts the sick and disabled, parents with small...