Appia, Edmond, Swiss conductor and pedagogue; b. Turin, May 7, 1894; d. Geneva, Feb. 12, 1961. He studied violin with Marteau at the Geneva Cons., with Capet in Paris, and at the Brussels Cons, (premier prix, 1920). He was a prof. at the Lausanne Cons. (1924–43) and at the Geneva Cons. (1934–61). After touring widely as a violinist (1932–35), he was appointed to the position of …
A recent NewYork Times Magazine article spotlighted a shocking vestige of our nation's racism: segregated proms. It focused on one school in Georgia's Montgomery County, though the practice is common across the rural South.
I say "shocking" even though I personally wasn't surprised. One of my best friends is from rural Tennessee. His alma mater still segregates superlatives: White Most Likely to Succeed, Black Most Likely to Succeed; Funniest White, Funniest Black, and so on.
The white students quoted in the Times article expressed some reservations about the practice, but generally concluded with "It's how it's always been.. .it's just a tradition." In the words of Harley …
CNN's John Roberts declared his interview with Barack Obama on Monday a "Rev. Wright-free zone" to telegraph he wouldn't ask the Democratic presidential contender about the controversy over his former pastor.
The reference was flip, but Roberts primarily talked about Iran, the gas tax and the economy during a six-minute interview with Obama that aired at 6:20 a.m. EDT.
During appearances last week at the National Press Club and elsewhere, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright repeated his beliefs that the U.S. government may have developed the AIDS virus to infect the black community and that the U.S. had invited the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Obama denounced the …
Howard Stern's epic battle with the government over indecency andfree speech gave the syndicated shock jock a big boost in theaudience ratings for the winter quarter.
Arbitron figures released Friday show Stern's morning show on WCKG-FM (105.9) jumped from 15th place last fall to ninth. Among listenersin the demographically desirable age range between 25 and 54, hisshow surged from sixth to third.
Stern's success was even more pronounced in his home market of NewYork, where he finished first overall and in the 25-to-54 category.
Mancow Muller, who also has been cited for on-air indecency by theFederal Communications Commission, didn't fare as well in …
USG Corp. said today that it has won federal court approval ofits bankruptcy plan to turn over 97 percent of its common stock tobondholders.
The building materials company said it is now well on its way tofinancial health.
"There is nothing wrong with this company that the eliminationof $1.4 billion in debt won't fix," USG lawyer David G. Heiman saidin Wilmington, Del., after the U.S. Bankruptcy Court there approvedthe reorganization plan.
The elimination of $1.4 billion in debt means an annual savingsin interest payments of $210 million.
"The two-year restructuring process has finally come to an end,"said Eugene B. Connolly, chairman and chief …
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Cleveland Indians couldn't have scripted a better start to the second half of the season.
Asdrubal Cabrera and Carlos Santana homered in the first inning and the Indians beat Baltimore 8-4 on Thursday night to extend the Orioles' losing streak to eight games.
The victory moved the Indians into first place in the AL Central, percentage points ahead of idle Detroit. Cleveland lost three straight against Toronto before the All-Star break to fall out of first for the first time since June 28.
"For us it was important because we finished the first half with three bad games against the Blue Jays," manager Manny Acta said. "We needed to get out there and …
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has certified the results of Scott Brown's upset Senate election win, clearing the way for the Republican to succeed the late Democrat Edward Kennedy.
Vice President Joe Biden was slated to swear in Brown at 5 p.m. (2200 GMT)Thursday. Brown will become the 41st Republican member of the Senate, the precise number of votes …
