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...usually the case, DeBakey is in a jam between journeys to far cities or foreign lands, he spends the dawn hours writing scientific papers in longhand. He finds that the time it takes to write makes him use words with the precision that is so precious to him. If he has a day or two to spare before a speech or manuscript is due, DeBakey dictates to a tape recorder and later revises the typed draft. His professional bibliography now numbers no fewer than 619 scientific reports...
...Also Jam Sessions. In the Armenian capital of Yerevan, hundreds of fans attempted to batter their way into the concert hall, and heavy police reinforcements had to be rushed in to quell the riot. Pianist John Browning, 31, whose brilliant interpretation of Barber's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra was one of the critical highlights of the tour, attracted an avid following of young girls, who stormed the stage crying "John, John . . . oh, John!" When Violinist Gino Raffaelli was spotted on the street, the volatile Armenians demanded an impromptu sidewalk recital. He complied...
...Moscow and Kiev, after an evening of Brahms and Mozart, several of the musicians adjourned to the youth cafés to sit in on jam sessions with the local hipsters. In Tbilisi, the orchestra was treated to a sumptuous banquet and serenaded by Georgian folk singers. The only sour note of the tour was sounded privately by the musicians, who rightfully questioned Szell's generally lightweight selection of American works, including two insipidities by Composers William Grant Still and Herbert Elwell, a native of Cleveland...
Scott, however, couldn't stay out of trouble. He loaded the bases in the seventh on two singles and Tom Bilodeau's error and then walked in a run to tie the score. Bilodeau rescued Scott from another jam in the eighth with a spectacular fielding play...
Possibilities of Trouble. Probably several will. There may soon come a time when hostile or pirate satellites will creep close to legitimate ones and try to kidnap their listeners. Jamming of programs may be tried, just as the Soviets now jam Voice of America broadcasts Another trick that has been suggested is to learn the frequency and code of a satellite's station-keeping system and send it commands that will make it shove itself out of orbit...