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...missionary attitude," Karefa-Smart means the spirit of self-serving forays into the jungle by westerners in the footsteps of Livingston and Schweitzer. Their attempts at curative medicine had little impact on total community health; they were better at healing their own spiritual woes...
...last years, the great cellist was not an active conductor of the great orchestras, as he might have been. He taught, he directed and performed in the Festival Casals held near his home, he made occasional appearances elsewhere--and even these activities came only after Albert Schweitzer had convinced him that he should not merely protest fascism, but should create even while maintaining his protest...
...Nixon Administration blocked reappointment of Witteveen's predecessor, Pierre-Paul Schweitzer, a Frenchman, because U.S. officials felt that he had taken sides against the U.S. The monetary atmosphere, however, is becoming less testy. Last week an IMF committee representing 20 nations made much progress toward a consensus on outlines of a reformed system. Moneymen are optimistic that a written agreement on the bases of a new system can be approved at the IMF annual meeting next month...
Roman Candles. At 31, Newman has emerged as high priest of the harpsichord, a turtlenecked Bachian missionary not seen since the days of the late Wanda Landowska and Albert Schweitzer. Like Landowska, he plays with enormous verve and intense rhythm, sprinkling musical embellishments like roman candles being tossed from an express train. This startles those who learned their Bach straight, but Newman conquers the doubters with sheer personal conviction. There is something reminiscent of Schweitzer in the way Newman's intellectual and religious philosophy, Zen, permeates his music making and mesmerizes his youthful audiences. Even on the shrill organ...
Elsewhere, the pleasingly plump issue (132 pages) makes for better reading. The critical sections-books, ballet, music, films-are excellent. There is a warm, highly readable story on Philanthropist Louis Schweitzer, an intriguing discussion of world mass-transit problems, and a thoughtful piece on the future of education. Selden Rodman, the Haiti buff, contributes an upbeat piece on life in the Caribbean republic. A photo spread of aerial landscapes shot by Dr. George Gerster, a Swiss science editor, is beautifully laid...