European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 23, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Sheer guts sunday july 23, 1978 the stars and stripes f too 23 by Hilary Roberts Dascau distaff writer Tiik ii Acil a. Netherlands Sis a. Parcel by Fame has made nary a Dent into he rollicking and Independent Good times enjoyed these Days by the Queen of Brit ish now glowing Over her 25th year in the jazz. Beryl Bryden still loves to Jam at a moment s notice does t mind carrying her own Luggage to gigs and steadfastly re fuses any agent s interference. And she even seems slightly amazed at making not just financially but on her own terms too. It must be the Bull in me a real jazz Queen Beryl Bryden shows scant signs of Wear and tear after 25 years of jamming Taurus Dryden said. Giggling Between sentences and acts at the recent norths jazz festival Here. I started a Long time ago and i had nyals then she reminisced but Thev Ell by the Wayside to get married have kids or just quit sheer guts have kept me hanging jazz was merely a Hobby with Bryden Back in the 40s. First she collected records and later managed a Hole in the Wall jazz club in her Norwich. England Hometown paying the Bills was possible through a to hum clerk typist Job. She made the break to London in 1945. To sing for fun and no pay yet a decade later. She was a regular trouper throughout Europe Bryden s pals included Mary Lou Williams. Bilic a Holliday and Lionel Hump Tun my Outlook was that of an Amateur and Money was t very she said instead. I Only wanted to live and breathe jazz. Hut what with working for a living now. You have to he More responsible to the Public i try to gear myself toward presen tation and numbers that la be popular " nonetheless. Brydon still abides by a personal code. Commercial what a horrible word she said erupting into another Giggle i armed with washboard and Dixieland backup. Beryl Bryden plays the music she feels. Is photo by Jot Weisel Baltimore study finds no association Between saccharin bladder cancer Washington Dpi a study in Baltimore suggests there is no association be tween saccharin intake and human Blad Der cancer at least when the artificial sweetener is consumed at moderate Levels it was reported study results published in the july a Issue of the journal of the american medical association adds to the Contro Versy generated when Canadian tests showed Large doses of saccharin could pro Duce bladder cancer in Baltimore study was directed by or. Irving Kessler then of Johns Hopkins University and now with the University of Maryland school of Medicine. He and col leagues interviewed 519 people in Balti More who had confirmed cases of bladder cancer and an equal number of randomly selected cancer free Hospital patients cancer patients intake of saccharin Ana toe now banned by climate artificial a dec tenders was compared with the Artioli Cial Sweet tier consumption of the comparative Grot Kessler reported no substantial i i Broncos Between artificial Swec tem e of the cancer patients and the other i our dings suggest that my cation of inns in nutritive sweetener at least at the mod. Rale dietary Levels reported bythe patient Sample is not associated with an increased risk of bladder cancer. Kessler said it is concluded that neither saccharin nor by climate is Likely to be carcinogenic in who reported the preliminary findings two years ago. Said by climates were introduced too recently to select any cancer causing effects appearing More than 10 or 15 years after exposure. Scien lists say it often takes cancers 25 years or report was published Only a few weeks after or Morns Cranmer. Head of me National Center for toxicological he search told food and drug administration commissioner Donald Kennedy that scientists must More precisely determine the cancer risk of saccharin before the Public will accept a ban on it. The Fra raised concern Aboul saccharin last year after the Canadian animal tests were announced the Fra proposed a saccharin ban. But the outcry from Indus try and some Consumers prompted con Gress to hold off on the decision until More research is conducted but Congress did under warning labels on food products containing saccharin saying. Use of this product May be Hazar Dous to your health this product contains saccharin which has been determined to cause cancer in Laboratory the Fra and the National cancer Institute Are conducting a More extensive study on the use of saccharin by bladder cancer patients to see if an association is apparent had a manager once who walled to make me a big pop Star on i Ondon s West and but do you work for a manager or does or work for you i d be singing the same songs with the same band every night for six months pop music seems so phony. I d much rather sing " she pauses for effect the music i strumming her custom made Chrome plated Iron washboard she belts out runs ing Dixieland and plugs her upcoming gigs in Between. She works alone but prefers to Hook up with bands such As revival lass in Amsterdam based Dixie outfit i jokes to change bands i get my kicks from different groups interpretations she said it stimulates my music and really helps me grow " lir Yden is nevertheless Quick to admit to heavy doses of stifling by male jazz artists it s never done she said Shak ing her head. So i can t really think of any specifics. But we women have to develop a thick skin rather quickly and have lots of inner strength to keep us going Lei s just say it can be a pretty cruel world for Brydon has kept hanging in. Though hardly troubled by the mid 60s heat Lema Nia Advent she survived in cabarets and hotel lounges. She also toured Australia and Africa. Of course i Don t think Rock music is in a decline these Bryden suddenly philosophize. Bui it has taken its rightful place As part of the music scene rather than on top of and to Bryden. That Means spreading space for jazz. Imminent Coronation on july 30, she will be crowned Queen of jazz at swinging sch Vaningen. A Feslis Val just outside of the Hague in deference to her Silver Jubilee bands will gather around her specially built throne and then Parade her to a Jam session. Bryden is understandably thrilled with the rising popularity of festivals such As this year s norths a. New York s Newport and Switzerland s Montr Cux they re great melting pots. She mused. Since artists move irom stage i stage the Public can meet them and vice versa. And Talent can Pirk up new styles from other artists won t Bryden Ever retire heavens no i shall probably be like Sophie Tucker and Louie Armstrong jazz is my life. If 1 had gone into pop. I could probably be relaxing in my French Villa right a final Giggle. But. How Boring can you get with that she rushed off to Earth the next act. Byrd urges allies to join in protest of russian trials Washington a Senate majority Leader Robert c. Byrd Friday called on us. Allies to join the i a in taking ceo nomic action to show displeasure with so Viet repression of dissidents it seems to me the i United states is the Only one that has Byrd told re porters. Byrd supported Carter s statement it news conference thursday night that the response by the United states adequately expressed displeasure with the trials and sentences of soviet dissidents " "1 have not embarked on .1 vendetta a most the soviet Union the president declared thursday night there s a limit to we it we ran do said Byrd. I think that As of now there s not anymore that needs to be done while saying that he d like to see some of our friends among other countries also Tuke economic lord Tii Tlam a to single out any country
