City of Future Perched on Ancient Desert Mesa
Arcology project Arcosanti sites in Arizona, the Soleri planned city, builds on a mesa 70 miles north of Phoenix. Young workers pay for six week construction, living in compact cube dorms, with crane work and beehive like structures. The project aims to curb urban sprawl through high density design and integrated living spaces.
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Arcosanti
Ariz
Paolo Soleri
Soleri
Frank Lloyd Wright
Scottsdale
Cosanti Foundation
Oday
Phoenix
Cosanti
Agua Fria
Sion
Mesa
Douglas Lee
Arcosanti project relies on student workers and self funding
The workshop at Arcosanti uses student labor for construction with tuition funding only covering 8 percent of materials. Nancy Quense, 28, says the work helps her social growth while Helen Boyer, 19, notes that “male jobs” like concrete work are accessible. Paolo Soleri emphasizes participatory design and personal responsibility.
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Nancy Quense
Helen Boyer
Stanford
Alan Dickinson
Boston
Paolo
Soleri
Cosanti
Arcosanti
First Fiddlers' Convention Held At Smithsonian
Walt Koken won first prize as the best old time fiddler at the Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife. Fiddlers from across the country performed on a muddy Mall stage, with tunes like Arkansas Traveler and Are You Washed in the Blood of the Lamb. Koken earned 100 dollars, plus 50 for his unusual Sail Away Lady tune.
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Washington
Walt Koken
Smithsonian Institution
Koken
Walt
Smithsonian
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
America
Auto Care Ad for Bags Filters Hoses and Repair Parts
All makes and models bags filters hoses and repair parts available. All work guaranteed with free pickup and delivery. After 5 p.m. call 282 5500.
NAACP Debate Over Censure Of Jewish Groups
The NAACP convention faces a stalled proposal by Boston President Jack E. Robinson to censure two Jewish organizations for opposing preferential written quotas in minority programs. Roy Wilkins opposes condemning others for newspaper reports and defends free speech within the movement. He also criticizes President Nixon’s antibusing stance as harmful to constitutional government.
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Detroit
NAACP
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Boston
Jack E. Robinson
Los Angeles
American Jewish Congress
Wilkins
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Nixon
Boyle's Notebook Remarks Leave Scars
A collection of biting personal lines and putdowns from Boyle's Notebook, quoted remarks aimed at various figures. The page mentions insults to a Fatso and a Dear John letter, plus jabs at parents, teachers, and friends. It references observers noting animal welfare concerns in Boston and a Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals investigation.
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Eer
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Alyn Reveals Struggles and Comeback After Superman Roles
Kirk Alyn recalls how playing Superman from 1948 to 1951 hurt his career and led to stage rejection. He later found renewed demand as a speaker amid nostalgia, despite earlier bitterness about being tied to the role. The article notes his height and build and recounts the initial demands to test his body for tights and stunts.
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Los Angeles
Kirk Alyn
Superman
Kirk
Alyn
New York
George Reeves
California
Columbia Pictures
Lyn
Attleboro Seeks Clues to Dog Dumpings on Highways
Attleboro officials investigate why about 250 ill kept dogs are dumped along highways near Attleboro Massachusetts. Dog officer Benjamin P Flynn recalls nearly being struck by a pickup as he flagged a vehicle during patrols on an unfinished I 295 extension and dogs roaming onto routes 1295 and 195.
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Attleboro, Mass
Attleboro
Benjamin P. Flynn
Flynn
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