... now that she has become better known and her singing has captivated listeners. She aspires to work at the Metropolitan Opera Company in New York. She now has an agent working in her behalf. "She wants to be fully employed; she wants to sing ...

... died in Baltimore, Md., at age 40. In 1954, Marian Anderson became the first black singer hired by the Metropolitan Opera Company in New York. In 1963, President Kennedy signed the documents of ratification for a nuclear test ban treaty ...