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Thus, the University's decision to offer Woods a visiting Nieman fellowship may solve Wood's problem by giving him a working base. Nieman Foundation Curator James C. Thomson Jr. has contacted groups and individuals who will contribute to a special fund for the South African journalist, to enable Woods to provide for his family while publicizing conditions in South Africa...
Donald Woods, former editor of a leading South African opposition newspaper, recently accepted the post of visiting Nieman fellow for the term of July 1, 1978 to June 1979, James C. Thomson Jr., curator of the Nieman Foundation, said yesterday...
...Meldrim Thomson Jr., New Hampshire's arch-conservative Governor, on why he turned down an invitation to visit the People's Republic: "I will take no part in giving aid and comfort to Communist China by lending the prestige of Governor for a baby-carriage guided tour of the enemy's homeland...
...guru to such American composers as Samuel Barber, Aaron Copland and Virgil Thomson was correct about Schuyler Chapin. She was also right when she suggested that he might do well in music management. Chapin became road manager for Violinist Jascha Heifetz. He held Vladimir Horowitz's hand when the volatile pianist returned to the recording studios in 1962, and to the concert stage in 1965. For three turbulent years he occupied the most prestigious chair in opera, general manager of the Metropolitan...
...waiting in the on-deck circle in 1951 when the New York Giants' Bobby Thomson hit the "shot heard 'round the world"? Willie Mays. Name three men who hit .400 three times in their careers...