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...through the cosmos. To the left are the glowing symbols of the Eternal Light, the Flames of the Burning Bush, and the twelve tribes of Israel. In the center is the Tree of Life crowned by the seven branches of the Light of God. The Jewish symbol of the palm becomes a kind of ladder made up of the Hebrew character "shin," the first letter in one of the words for God. The third panel contains the Star of David and a sun surrounded by seven golden balls representing the seven days of Creation. Finally, in slightly distorted Hebrew letters...
...Hawaii, the urge to go native overcame Conductor Leonard Bernstein on his 42nd birthday, so he stripped down for action and conducted a seashore luau on the island of Maui. Clad only in a slit-to-hip malo and a rakish palm hat, Bernstein entertained his entire New York Philharmonic Orchestra, which was flown over to Maui after two concerts under Bernstein's baton in Honolulu. During the day the mellowing boy wonder of music went waterskiing, stuffed himself with poi and other Hawaiian goodies, planted a coconut tree and got a raft of gifts, including a pass exempting...
...meters, compares well with him in the broad jump, high jump and discus. Kuznetsov is proudly grooming his five-year-old son with the same thoroughness : "When we wake up in the morning, Vitya jumps on my bed and I hold him up balanced with one foot on my palm. He's got a long way to go to be come an athlete, but now is the time to start training for the future." Kuznetsov is a Johnson fan: "He is a very fine, tactful and modest young...
...power thus proved, Nixon had the convention in the palm of his hand when the delegates assembled to give him the nomination. In the roaring hall, Nelson Rockefeller presided genially over the New York delegation beneath Nixon banners, parked a plastic Nixon skimmer on his head and jubilantly joined the wild cheering as Nixon was acclaimed by all present and shouting...
...hour chosen by astrologers as auspicious, Ceylon's Governor General Sir Oliver Goonetilleke last week swore in history's first female Prime Minister of an independent country. Coolly dignified in a plain white cotton sari, Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike. 44, stepped to the balcony to give a pressed-palm salute to the crowd below, and then, predictably, burst into tears. That was just how she had won last week's election...