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...most of his time. Unlike most, he devoted himself from the start strictly to politics rather than other topical matters, praising democrats and making fun of strongmen. During the 1952 Panamanian elections he made his professional breakthrough with a glowing ditty about a democrat of sorts, the late President Jose Antonio ("Chichi") Remon. The lyrics, shunning excess modesty, called Remon "the saviour of Panama"; Remon used it as a campaign jingle, and after he won the election sent Kontiki a check for $250. For any rising young calypso singer, the next step was clear. Then only 16, Kontiki strolled into...
DONALD L. LEININGER San Jose, Calif...
...second "brought down roofs, walls, and facçades of churches, palaces and houses and shops in a dreadful, deafening roar of destruction." About an hour later, "the waters of the Tagus rocked and rose menacingly, and then poured in three great towering waves over its banks." King Joseé moved into an encampment under canvas outside the city. There were penitential processions and prayers. A few looters (including five Irishmen) were executed. The quake destroyed a great many of the city's 40-odd churches and 90 convents, as well as the "best fish market in the world...
...other hand, few off-Broadway companies have a life beyond a year or two. When a group is successful, the bright lights who made it so will advance up the ladder to the Broadway stage; if not successful, they will be back pounding the Pavements. For instance, Jose Quintero, director of The Iceman Cometh, directed Long Day's Journey into Night on Broadway. Me Candido, a very warm and pleasant new play presented by a non-profit settlement house group has been sold to the movies; Kim Stanley and many other now successful actors and actresses began their career...
...Jose Luis Sert, Dean of the Graduate School of Design, whom President Pusey has appointed to supervise Harvard's growth, will be faced by one of the most remarkable collections of immiscible architecture and short-sighted community planning in the country. Architectural styles from Georgian to Victorian to Late Depression jostle each other in the Yard and elsewhere, and buildings are often placed in the most inconvenient and inaccessible arrangements conceivable. Dean Sert's task requires more than an attempt to avoid any further unfortunate arrangement. To him is entrusted the fearsome task of bringing order out of chaos...