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...Appassionata" fared somewhat better. Knudson played with more poise, but here too the melodic lines lacked clarity and dynamic articulation. His performance of the second movement did not seem well integrated; the simple main theme and its variations are supposed to be closely-knit, but the young pianist's episodic treatment destroyed most of this unity...
Williamsburg, Va.† dressed up in its 2OO-years-ago best to welcome the visiting Lord Mayor of London, Sir Denys Lowson, 45, the youngest to hold office since Dick Whittington took the oath at the age of 38. On a good-will visit to "knit closer together the bonds of friendship," he closed the four-day pageant by leading a parade of mayors from the colonial capitals of the 13 original states...
Like the vast and on-going war it covers, Crusade in the Pacific differs considerably from its predecessor. The Allied troops in Europe made up a tight-knit team under Supreme Commander Eisenhower, whose quarterbacking story set the pattern for Crusade in Europe. In the Pacific war, the Marine, Navy, Army and Air outfits fought under various separate and shifting commands that sometimes passed the ball to each other, more often starred individually in sallies against the enemy. Even today, MOT's research staff often has to dig long and well to resolve hard-held disagreement over the strategy...
Inexplicably, the track team is one of the most closely-knit and spirited groups of athletes at Harvard. Last spring it finished a good season with a stunning upset of the Eli rivals, and a strong '54 squad promises to supply some sprint and distance men to bolster the 1952 chances...
Last Thursday, June 28, making my first trip in many years on a Pennsylvania Railroad train, I was shocked to find such a drop in standards ... I tried to knit but the car swayed and jerked; I tried to read-the paper jiggled with the wheels; the roadbed was in awful condition. That night I read TIME, and there in print was everything I had experienced to New York and back again. Rough riding, dirty aisles, filthy windows, curt conductor, and no drinking water...