Animal encounters on auto tours spark backroad tales
Vacationers recount wildlife antics from bears begging at Yellowstone to beaver tail slaps and a cow mistaken for a bear near a tent. Norwalk resident Bob Humbel notes drivers smarten up quickly, tossing scraps to move animals along roads as cars proceed.
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Jim Crossley
Bob Humbel
Norwalk
Ohio
Yellowstone
South Dakota
Custer State Park
Black Hills
Humber
Prague in a midsummer mix of medieval charm and modern life
A vivid tour of Prague’s Charles Bridge and Hradcany amid a liberal thaw. The piece contrasts baroque Barandov studios, Czechoslovak cinema, and Western cultural influence with lingering shortages, censorship lift, and a hopeful push toward democratic socialism.
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Robert Cochnar
New York
NEA
Prague
Mrs. Robinson
Charles Bridge
Hradcany
Vitava
Smetana
Franz Kafka
Kafka
Stalin
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Litter Barrels Increasing on Our Highways
New York report shows rising litter barrels along highways with Keep America Beautiful surveys noting growth from a few in the 1950s to more than 45 000 today. Michigan leads others with about 4 000 barrels while New York and Utah report around 3 000 each.
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New York
Keep American Beautiful, Inc
Michigan
Utah
Goodyear Introduces Colored Sidewall Tires
Auto mobile tires shift from black to color with red white and blue sidewalls. Goodyear notes options include single double or triple stripes and bold white lettering giving a racing car look.
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Akron, Ohio
Goodyear
Youth Beat and Pop Blame Debates Across Modern Youth Culture
Yale psychologist argues youth radicals are largely stable and socially responsible, while Carnaby Street signals a shift in London shopping trends. Teens collect unusual cans, stewardesses challenge a 32 year age limit, and Craig Hundley leads a notable jazz trio. A debate on parental influence and blame frames the era. Ham, introduced by early settlers, is noted as an ancient staple.
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Yale University
Carnaby Street
London
Craig Hundley
Tony Awardee to Act Role of Lesbian in Film
London AP American director Robert Aldrich begins work in Britain on The Killing of Sister George his first project for his own company British actress Beryl Reid stars after winning a 1966 Tony for her Broadway lesbian role She plays a cigar smoking lesbian written out of a TV series Susannah York plays her friend and Patricia Medina a prostitute The production will film around London for three weeks then move to Hollywood for interiors
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London
Robert Aldrich
Britain
George
Aldrich
Beryl Reid
Miss Reid
Beryl
Susannah York
Patricia Medina
Hollywood
Judge Moves Arraignments to Air Condensed Jail Cell
In Nassau County New York Judge Beatrice Burstein moved her arraignment court to an air conditioned women's detention cell in the jail area after a prisoner fainted. The courtroom temperature reached 86 degrees as those awaiting arraignment endured in a 10 by 10 foot cell with minimal seating.
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Mineola
N.Y
Nassau County District Court
Beatrice Burstein
Burstein
TV Repairmen Hear Comic Customer Quips From Benjy
HAL BOYLE reports New York AP jokes about television repairmen tired of seeing stubborn sets and customers' lines. The piece recalls remarks ranging from Jesse James comparisons to promises to raid chimneys at Christmas if repairs fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jesse James
Jesse
Benjy
Walter Cronkite
Hubert Humphrey
NBC
Church, Press Clash in Ireland
In Dublin AP reports Irish bishops attack The Furrow issue for blocking information and muzzling public opinion. Editor Father Michael O Connor claims tensions show the church reluctant to face the press and belittle journalists to curb free journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Dublin
Maynooth
Father Michael O’connor
Realistic rescue drill shocks Lake Ronkonkoma bar viewers
An onlookers call to county police led to a helicopter rescue over Lake Ronkonkoma as three men in a boat were pulled from the water. It was later revealed to be a practice drill staged by Ronkonkoma volunteer firefighters. Fire Chief Alfred Smith said the exercise would continue discreetly.
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West Germany
Austria
Pavel Kohout
Lake Ronkonkoma
N.Y
Ronkonkoma
Alfred Smith
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