European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 28, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse A Louis was billed As the world s greatest trumpeter in the 30s. Nil an Harn nmn by Donald e. Mullen up staff writer All it takes is the first four slow clipped notes of sleepy time Dow South and it does t matter if you re kenyan japanese american or Brazil Ian. You can be 20 or 80. You know there s Only one trumpet that sounds like that. Then the Gutty voice picks up the same notes. Pale Moon Shinin. And Louis Armstrong the nostalgia machine begins to Lay it Down these Days to an almost Skinny 143 pounds just a few More than his hot five Days of 40 years ago it s almost impossible to believe that his Man now ripping off the sizzling riffs of Indiana eyes closed clutch ing the Ever present White handkerchief in his left hand is 68 years the night we saw Satcho with Jack Teagarden a Man at a near by table asks his wife loudly. It was in . 42, was t it she definitely does t like the year and shakes her head. Not that Long he s right of course and he s typical of three generations around the world who set Many memories by this non Stop King of the trumpet. In Kobe Japan who lovingly played Louis old 78s she d hidden away All during world War ii. That newyear s eve at the old club hangover in san Francisco when you could hear him blowing Blueberry Hill As you stepped off the Cable car. The time he pointed his trumpet at Britain s King George i s Royal Box and cried this one s for you,rex." or you can go Back 30 years to the latin Quarter where when it was called the Cotton club Louis met his wife Lucille in a show called tall Tan and me Honey and i la show you the whole world and hang diamonds on your ears arms and pretty neck he told her. He kept his Promise. A there Are so Many memories. The Savoy ballroom in Chicago in 28 when everyone was flush and the Blac Bottom was the step. The nights in new York s 52nd St. Jazz joints or the30 s and 40 s. The woman bar owner now All of a sudden it is 19g8, with the Louis Armstrong All stars swing ing into hello Dolly with Louis sing ing scatting a chorus then picking Aphis Horn and jamming with the band through two choruses and a screaming counterpoint finish. He flashes that Toothy Grin wipes his forehead and roars that takes All theman Tan off it somehow makes one Corner of the world feel still intact. In his dressing room Between shows Louis is relaxed and unmarked by the killing Pace he sets for himself in his constant globetrotting. Trim look Louis at the piano 40 years ago in hot five Days. With him from left Ore Johnny St. Cyr Johnny Dodds kid Ory Ond his second wife til Hardin. Slow Down Why age Don t mean nothing. I feel As Good As i did 20 years slow Down Why age Don t mean nothing. I feel As Good As i did 20 years , musicians Don t retire. You Ever hear of musicians retiring they Only retire when there Are no gigs. Or when they die. Then you Lay them out and give them a big funeral Louis who has dieted Down from a to of 243 pounds is now a Strong advocate of a balanced diet and watch those meals before you go to i remember when i weighed More and somebody said to me your name used to be Sachel Mouth. Now you go More Sachel than Mouth we used to go up to Harlem after Ashow and drink with the cats. When you eat Spaghetti and meatballs and Dow the juice How you going to keep from getting fat with his current records Hilling Phelop of the Best Selling charts Louis has nothing but Good words for his Youthful competitors. Pop music its got to be Good. Look at the record sales they re making millions. The beatles Don t do so bad you know. I like Emall the sound and the beat and the tunes. It s Good stuff. You can t beat a tune like yesterday you be got to give those kids credit. We had our moments when we were coming up too. Course it s a lot different than in our Day. Then there was a Lotof different brass used and we had Noth ing but combos. Today it s nothing but guitars. But they re playing be got to leave it to the kids it s their turn and they know what the like although they make their Home in new York the armstrongs Are rarely there a keeping a string of engagements sound like a world Atlas far this year he s been Haifa around the world appeared in the Tun hello Dolly and his upcoming Ilary reads new Orleans Toronto Lois on Philadelphia. Sandusky Ainapo is Mon Terey Las vegas san Antonio Reno Awell As College dates and private social engagements at $10,000 a Lime. You always look Forward Foj spot he said. The App Vecia on there and you get out there and to know this is it f age 10 the stars and stripes Al guis Armstrong is a Jai has been nothing but a jaz Znuj life and that s How i is Fliris politics and his opinions Tow he will not Seuss racial ignores those who criticize him a he broke into business \1 � d Star in a White world was Longs to an elite Dun Ottalene and personalities Way for others. But maybe Louis explains More succinctly. Fcll0\v to when you re a j a am a. Jizzi you put your Loo h ,�.less Mand they would t inn rustic surgery service,. Army general Hospital at land is Lull. Thanks to the skill and patience of the surgeon even the red lip line was so carefully matched that there will be no was born cd Wilh which the child Row h a tril Ute to modern plastic sur he i few be pie Are aware that in a us n go states one in 725 caucasian w the v1 r 00� Neufiro babies is to with a Cleft he palate or both. Incidence of clefts is exceeded Only by dub foot among the anomalies recorded on birth certificates Par sons said. There has Boon a steady in crease Over the past 20 years but Vedon t know the cause of the defect nor the reason for the Rise in while heredity does play a part few patients know of any other family Mem Ber with a Cleft. Brothers and Sisters of the patient usually have Normal Mouth formation. Timing is important in reconstruct ing a Cleft lip Parsons emphasized. The lip is usually closed when the childish about 10 to 12 weeks old. This takes advantage of a baby s ability to heal with Parent scars. 1 i t 11 k palate is also Cleft correction is often postponed until child is Ai Xiii in months old. Where nose is at Ivetis As frequently h the stars and stripes the the i lie in the Case of a Cleft palate nasal re construction May be put off until Iwuh a or Jess full growth is achieved at j i w17, Parsons said while More than half the adequately corrected by a single lip operation and a single palate opera Tion Many still require further treat ment because the malformation affects also the Teeth nose Maxillary Bones and secondarily the Eustachia ii orifices and Middle ear the surgeon pointed out. He urged parents wit i a Cleft palate child to have annual evaluations. Parsons commented that during Tho first two decades of life a child with Complete Cleft of lip and palate is Likely to Benefit from the services of a string of specialists which would include paediatrician general physician plastic surgeon Anaesthesiologist Tolar Anyolo list general dentist orthodontist speech l Uii Riidu d Uii l tip i a
