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...more of a contest. Spurred by the example of the first Moratorium and by Nixon's pleas for support, citizens as tired of protest as they are of the war rallied during the week to the President's side. They did not capture the national imagination?or the numbers???that the antiwar movement did, but they succeeded in showing that there are still two popular sides in the debate...
...first music lessons at 8, published his first piece at 11. He married Anne Paul, a childhood friend who bore him two children. During his short life, Nevin studied continuously in the U. S. and Europe, turned out a constant stream of songs, piano pieces and small instrumental numbers???parlor music in tune with the times which brought him increasing royalties. An able pianist, he got out of his depth when he tried to compose a piano concerto. Melody was easy but Nevin never managed to master counterpoint or orchestration. To his father, on whom he drew freely...