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...Nicholas I, Czar of all the Russias, peered southward over his aristocratic nose and voiced the opinion that Turkey was indeed "the sick man of Europe." Exactly 100 years later, an astute and wealthy Texan named George McGhee, at the time U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, looked out over the green plains of Anatolia and said: "You know what this country reminds me of? It's got the stuff, the git up and go, and it's rolling. Why, Turkey today is just like Texas...
...followed by two suites for strings and continue, one by the 17th century English composer John Jenkins and the other by Francois Couperin. The pleasing, simply-constructed movements of the Jenkins were given a graceful rendition by Anne Gombosi, violin; August Wenzinger, a visiting lecturer from Switzerland; Stephen McGhee, viola da gamba and John Dvison, harpsichord. But the Couperin is quite a notch above the Jenkins musically, and Mr. Wenzinger's virtuoso performance further augmented the excellent impression it made. Because of the elaborate ornamental conventions of the period in which it was written, a great part of the work...
Levin will handle all of the production on his show, paying the Brattle only for rental charges. The play was written by James V. McGhee, and will feature Phyllis Love, the author's wife, in the principal role...
Last week, on a sunny afternoon, the Bosporus was conquered again. This time the swimmer was a sedate family man, U.S. Ambassador to Turkey George C. McGhee, who took along his wife, his private secretary, his children (Marcia, 12, and George, 10), and a visiting U.S. Senator, Russell B. Long of Louisiana. It was Senator Long's idea on the spur of the moment to fulfill a lifetime's ambition by swimming from Europe to Asia, and the McGhees picked it up with enthusiasm. Another Senator, Wayne Morse of Oregon, cheered the swimmers on from a motorboat...
Henry Alfred Byroade, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian and African Affairs, replacing George C. McGhee...