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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...movement represents an unwillingness among young Southern Negroes to settle for this pace. To them, the court rulings are heartening, but applicable only in vague and uncertain terms. Seeking grounds on which to challenge discrimination on its most painful level, institutionalized discrimination, they have discovered new means of expression, new forms of protest, and new leaders...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Civil Rights | 1/16/1961 | See Source »

...little uncertain ourselves, we asked: "Can you announce your appointment, Mr. Schlesinger...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: An Interview With Arthur Schlesinger | 1/11/1961 | See Source »

Changing Flags. For three days the battle lines shifted. Desertions were commonplace and simple to effect; a soldier of uncertain mind had only to change the red arm band of the Kong Le faction for the white band of General Phoumi. Anxious to please, shopkeepers waved red or white flags as the tide of battle wavered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LAOS: Battle for Vientiane | 12/26/1960 | See Source »

With the guest list so uncertain, committee frequently met with turbing problems of detail. It was occasionally difficult, for example, find accommodations for the speakers. Throughout the week, there frequent last minute attempts to someone who could drive a from Logan Airport to the University. One evening, too, just be a panel discussion, the found itself with more invited than it could use--and had to several of them to sit in the audio and listen. Through some quick stitution plays, most of these a chance to participate later forum, and none seemed particularly annoved. Such occurred did not prevent...

Author: By Rudolf V. Gans jr., | Title: Confusion About Program's Aim Mars Twentieth Century Week | 12/16/1960 | See Source »

...opening Sonata, that of Opus 109, Mr. Fischer first demonstrated his strengths and weaknesses. After a somewhat uncertain beginning, probably the result of nervousness, he succeeded in conveying the dolce, expressivo tone of the first movement. The second section, however, seemed rather too prestissimo for his fingers, and the opening of the final slow movement lacked the needed singing quality. The final minutes of the work more than made up for this lack, though, and Mr. Fischer's playing of the final variation, with its incredibly long (and beautiful) trills and arpeggio passages, was nothing less than spell-binding. With...

Author: By Arthur D. Hellman, | Title: Egbert Fischer, Pianist | 12/7/1960 | See Source »

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