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...many screeching women and teenagers rushed up to kiss the returning heroes and pelt them with garlands of laurel that Archbishop Makarios, Cyprus' new President, hastily revamped a prepared speech to remind his people that Cyprus still faces grave economic and political problems. Added Makarios pointedly: the best thing EOKA men could do now would be to lay down their Sten guns and get to work...
...most impressive feat of the night was scored by a lean, relaxed broad jumper from Laurel, Miss, named Ralph Boston. Delighted with the feel of the runway, Boston could hardly wait to begin jumping, remained undismayed even after spiking his knee so badly on an early try that he needed three stitches. Three times he flew over 26 ft. Then, arms flailing, Boston soared 26 ft. 11¼ in. to break by 3 in. the world record of Jesse Owens, a landmark of track that had stood for 25 years while every other standard was crumbling away. "Jesse said...
William Hickey and Clifton James make a fine Laurel & Hardy team out of Trinculo and Stephano. Anne Fielding. Rae Allen, and Sada Thompson look pretty and sing well (particularly Miss Allen) as the goddesses Iris, Ceres, and Juno in the brief but beautiful Jonsonian masque arranged by Prospero. Lee Hoiby's incidental music is admirable, though his songs lack distinction. Robert Fletcher's set and costume designs and Tharon Musser's lighting are suitable...
...Leontyne Price, the climb to La Scala's stage seemed remarkably easy. She started her musical career playing the piano at funerals at home in Laurel, Miss., where her father was a sawmill laborer and her mother a midwife who "delivered more babies than necessary so I could have piano lessons." At Central State College in Ohio, Leontyne discovered she had a voice, went on to Juilliard, where Critic-Composer Virgil Thomson heard her and asked her to appear in his opera, Four Saints in Three Acts. From there she joined the touring revival of Porgy and Bess...
...basis of his record so far this year, Arnold Palmer seems certain to Dreak Ted Kroll's record tournament earnings of $72,835.83 in 1956. In addition, gets a minimum of $1,000 an appearance for a golf clinic, a $5,000 salary from the Laurel Valley Golf Club in Ligonier, Pa., up to $2,500 for a TV appearance. Wilson Sporting Goods Co. pays him some $6,500 a year for using its clubs, throws in a bonus of as much as $3,500 when he wins a major tournament...