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White House Conference on Children and Youth
NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH The National Committee for Children and Youth (NCCY) is a private association that was established in 1960 as a part of President Eisenhower's White House Conference on Children and Youth. It was thus part of a larger initiative intended to improve the... Read more |
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Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan , 1941-, American singer and composer, b. Duluth, Minn., as Robert Zimmerman. Dylan learned guitar at the age of 10 and autoharp and harmonica at 15. After a rebellious youth, he moved to New York City in 1960 and in the early years of the decade began playing in a folk style in Greenwich... Read more |
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Hymen
Hymen or Hymenaeus , in Greek mythology, personification of marriage, represented as a beautiful youth carrying a bridal torch and wearing a veil.... Read more |
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Sax Rohmer
Ward, Arthur Henry (Sarsfield) (1883-1959) Author who wrote under the pseudonym "Sax Rohmer" and created the celebrated fictional character Dr. Fu-Manchu. Ward was also a student of the occult. Born of Irish Catholic parents in Birmingham, England, on February 15, 1883, Ward had no formal schooling... Read more |
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Adonis
Adonis , in Greek mythology, beautiful youth beloved by Aphrodite and Persephone . He was born of the incestuous union of Myrrha (or Smyrna) and Cinyras, king of Cyprus. Aphrodite left Adonis in the care of Persephone, who raised him and made him her lover. Aphrodite later demanded the youth for... Read more |
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Jan Hus
Jan Hus Jan Hus (1369-1415), a fifteenth-century religious reformer, was (along with John Wycliffe) one of the most important forerunners of the 16th-century Reformation. Among the many, no doubt apocryphal, stories of Jan Hus's life is one that relates an incident in his youth, which... Read more |
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National Indian Youth Council
NATIONAL INDIAN YOUTH COUNCIL NATIONAL INDIAN YOUTH COUNCIL. The National Indian Youth Council, an all-Indian organization, was started in 1961 by Indian college students and recent college graduates. The council is more militant than the National Congress of American Indians, which it has... Read more |
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castrato
castrato [Ital.,=castrated], a male singer with an artificially created soprano or alto voice, the result of castration in boyhood. The combination of the larynx of a youth and the chest and lungs of a man produced a powerful voice of great range and unique sound. Castrati were especially popular... Read more |
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Nikolai Semyonovich Leskov
LESKOV, NIKOLAI SEMENOVICH (1831–1895), prose writer with an unmatched grasp of the Russian popular mentality; supreme master of nonstandard language whose stories and novels often contrast societal brutality against the decency of "righteous men" (pravedniki ). Nikolai Semenovich Leskov... Read more |
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IT'S SO EASY TO FALL IN LOVE WITH "BUDDY'.(Local)(Theater review)
...Contributing writer "Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story" won the hearts of the opening...shared the same delight. "Buddy" tells the story of Buddy Holly, the rock 'n' roll...maudlin. Rather, it's ... |
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...Chafe's eccentric story of William Shakespeare...crime, dating and youth at risk as well...at 942-8898. A Buddy Holly Birthday Bash Celebrations Dinner Theatre...Cloaks and Caravans: Stories of Journeys ... |
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MUSIC OF HOLLY, FRIENDS LIVES ON
...Iowa town where Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper...show turned into a celebration of their lives...ever bill of Buddy Holly's Crickets...Milano warmly told stories of the Big Bopper...of Valens's youth (he was ... |
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FIRST NIGHT PUTS CREATIVITY ON DISPLAY
...annual First Night celebration Thursday will...Aurora Suzuki, a youth violin troupe...North Aurora. Stories, dance, art...to rock legend Buddy Holly. The opening...John Mueller as Buddy Holly. ... |
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What's on.(Features)
...Celtish - St David's Day Celebrations. One of the finest...imitations... but only one Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story, 5.45pm & 8.30pm...Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus perform Mahler...imitations... but only one ... |
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THE OPEN ROAD OF ROUTE 66.(Special Sections)
...Bienvenidos In celebration of the 75th anniversary...depicted rebellious youth, this film...was cheap and Buddy Holly was king...Wacks tells the story of two American...plays activist Buddy Red Bow. The...this philosophic ... |
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SURE BETS
...events MUSICBrass band celebration attracts star guest...Peggy Sue and you, too Buddy Holly There's no `maybe, baby' about it: `Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story' opens Tuesday at...3630. DANCE Rhythm of ... |
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Singing Littleton sisters will play to a hometown crowd
...New Gospel, Youth" at the North...His shows combine story-telling, ballads...of Concord's celebrations of its 375th anniversary...death of rock star Buddy Holly, the legend of...captivates audiences. "Buddy - The ... |
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...Sours Festival. Celebration of food, music...Christie and Buddy Holly's Original...3911. See stories, page 12. OUTDOORS...Appleseed, hear stories of his life...Country Called Youth: The Selected...muticketsonline.com. See ... |
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Media Advisory: Downsview Park Hosts 5th Annual Fall Fair
...anniversary celebration of the Terry...Brothers, Buddy Holly, Neil Sedaka...sports. Untold Stories, Honouring...In a special celebration of the values...Regina Lui, Youth Worker Jamal...The untold stories of ... |
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