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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1969
Page
5
New York Times survey of college youth across 10 campuses shows a shift in tastes toward self creation and impersonal art. Film dominates as pastime and influence, with music favoring modern pop, folk rock, soul, and some classics. theater remains optional for many students.
The article surveys how college students view poetry theater and visual arts, noting high prices and uneven quality deter attendance while poetry gains popularity. It highlights strong student reaction to film as a rapid, personal medium, with professors commenting on the primacy of visual art in contemporary student culture.
A new Youth Franchise Coalition led by Jan R. MacGowan unites 22 national groups to campaigns for an 18 year old vote. The plan includes five goals from public education to state and federal lobbying with strong support in the Senate and White House, and most states considering 1972-ballot measures.
A classroom Drivetrainer style quiz tests driving safety ideas for Memorial Day travel. It presents true or false statements on braking, steering, following distance, lane choice and curves with advice on how to handle oncoming traffic and various road conditions.
The fish originated in Japan and will be used in ponds at Canadian exhibits at Expo 74 in Osaka. Atul 100 and Kaldfish are noted as part of the program returning to ancestral waters. The news item emphasizes cultural exchange through display at the expo.
Glenn Riley of Austin Texas faced larceny and carrying a weapon charges in municipal court after claiming he found a police revolver and drove away with it by mistake. Police later recovered the gun and Chief Judge Elijah Adlon found him innocent based on corroborated testimony.
Ed Campbell of RCA argues in Electronic Age that the 26 letter alphabet misfits computers and readers. He traces its lineage from Sumerians to Greek while noting nine pronunciations of A and the difficulty distinguishing letters like I L and 1. Campbell suggests redesigning the alphabet to be more machine friendly, enabling direct dictation to produce accurate text.
BONN UPI vendors at the Frankfurt sanitary fair say indoor saunas are status symbols in West Germany. About 3,000 new homes had saunas in 1968, totaling around 14,000. Buyers include business owners, doctors, lawyers, and architects. Prices start near 10,000 marks, with aims to cut costs to 851,550 marks for smaller models.
In Lahaina Hawaii Tony Lang entered the sideburns only category and, despite lacking a beard, the judges crowned him overall winner of the beard growing contest amid the annual whaling spree.
Classified ad from Johannesburg, South Africa, via AP. A weekly magazine prints a personals note: a bachelor farmer with a private pilot's license hopes to meet a girl who owns an airplane. a photo of an airplane with the first letter will be appreciated.
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