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Died. Wilhelm Backhaus, 85, German patriarch of concert pianists and the century's foremost interpreter of Beethoven; of a heart attack; in Villach, Austria. When Backhaus was eight, the noted pianist-composer Arthur Nikisch wrote to him that "whoever plays the great Bach so well when so young will surely make his way later on." The assessment was overly modest. In a career spanning three generations, Backhaus won acclaim for his masterful interpretations of virtually all the great composers. But his deepest dedication was to Beethoven, whose sonatas he played with great clarity of style and breadth of emotion...
...gazed over the Hamilton College tennis courts, recalling the games he played there as an undergraduate. It was Poet Ezra Pound's first visit to his upstate New York alma mater in 30 years-and his first trip to the U.S. since 1958. One of the foremost poets of the '20s and '30s, Pound made propaganda broadcasts for the Italian government during World War II, and was charged with treason when he was returned to the U.S. He was then declared insane and committed to a mental hospital for 12 years, after which the indictment was dismissed...
...late. Driving for the wire, Arts and Letters held the lead and won going away by 51 lengths over Majestic Prince, with Dike third. The game little colt picked up first-prize money of $104,050 and new status as one of the Belmont's foremost spoilers...
...abhorrence for inquiring newsmen was first and foremost the province of Harvard's presidential recluse, Nathan M. Pusey...
There can be no doubt that the foremost purpose of the honorary degree is theatrical. The University goes to elaborate lengths to keep secret the names of the winners. William Pinkerton, head of the News Office, releases the names of the recipients to the president and photographic chairman of the Crimson at 5 p.m. the day before Commencement, telling them to prepare the Crimson extra without telling anyone else who won. If the secret ever gets out, Pinkerton always says, he will stop informing the Crimson in advance...