Restored wooden boats shine at Mystic Seaport rendezvous
At Mystic Seaport the Antique and Classic Boat Rendezvous showcases pre 1940 vessels, with Egbert winning Oldest Restored Boat as owner Stanley Ginalski hosts a boatyard party. Other highlights include Viking sails, Loon’s Best Power Boat, and Abel Hand, Lindbergh’s Elco cruiser, as crowd-pleasing examples of restoration passion across America.
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Buzzard’s Bay
Mass
Mystic Seaport
Conn
Egbert
Stanley P. Ginalski
David Fuller
Fuller
Gemini
Cleveland
Kelly, Fuller
State University of New York At Buffalo
Ginalski
Barrington, R.I
Mystic
Loon
Chris Craft
Joseph Peters
New Bedford
Winthrop
Abel Hand
Elco
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lester Black
Lindbergh
Norman J. Mercer
East Hampton
N.Y
Black
Able Hand
Pot plant at Alaska State Fair stirs spectators
Florence Sawby entered a five foot marijuana stalk in the potted plant division at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer. Visitors snickered as the tall entry drew attention and it was withdrawn after positive identification. The plant entry sparked questions about legality under federal law. Pluto note follows unrelated fact from National Geographic.
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Palmer
Alaska
Sheep Mountain
Florence Sawby
European Go Congress Signals Growth of Ancient Board Game
Nine years after discovering Go Stuart Dowsey now channels effort into promoting the game across Europe. In Cambridge this month nearly 150 players attend the European Go Congress and Championship as clubs expand throughout Britain led by Dowsey at the London Go Center. The article notes Go’s deep history in Asia, its 360 intersection board, 19x19 grid, 45 skill rankings and prominent professionals like Kaoru Iwamoto, while highlighting the rise of a new generation including a promising 12 year old in a rapid Lightning Go event.
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London
UPI
Stuart Dowsey
Dowsey
Asia
B.C
Japan
United States
Russia
Europe
Cambridge
England
Britain
Fien
Kaoru Iwamoto
Iwamoto
West Germany
France
Holland
Austria
Yugoslavia
Impressions of the U S A From Austrian Children on Display
An Austrian art contest drew 1000 drawings by children ages 6 to 16 showing their view of the United States. Sponsored by SOS Children’s Villages, the works mix skyscrapers, monuments, cowboys and Indians, and famous figures, with tours planned in Vienna and the United States.
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Vienna
America
Fred Astaire
U.S.A
John Wayne
U.S
Austria
S.O.S
Hermann Gmeiner
Kinderdorf
United States
Washington, D.C
Statue of Liberty
Golden Gate Bridge
Abraham Lincoln
John F. Kennedy
Friedensreich Hundertwazzer
Washington
Russell Senate
Montana
Las Vegas
San Francisco
New York
Gmeiner
Europe
Ford's Theater Aims for National Reach Through Corporate Support
Ford's Theater executive producer Frankie Hewitt broadens funding beyond major grants, lining up corporate support from Alcoa, Atlantic Richfield, General Motors, IBM, Kaiser, and others. Rockwell International chairman Willard Rockwell, Jr. gave a $50,000 production fund grant matching Cafritz Foundation funds, aiding shows in Chicago Philadelphia and New York. Ford's produced five original works this bicentennial year including Have You Ever Been and Your Arms Too Short To Box with God.
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Washington
Frankie Hewitt
Ford's
Toledo
The
Kennedy
Ford
Alcoa
Atlantic Richfield
Borden
Eli Lilly and Co
General Motors
IBM
Kaiser Industries
Martin-Marietta
Occidental Petroleum
Philip Morris
Quaker Oats
Reynolds Metals
TRW
Hewitt
Willard F. Rockwell, Jr
Rockwell International Corp. of
Pittsburgh
Ford’s
Cafritz Foundation
Chicago
Philadelphia
New York
Valley Forge
Mrs. Hewitt
House
Committee On un-American Activities
God
Vinette Carroll
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Lillian O’connell
Alen S. York
Antique Boat and Yacht Club
New York City
York
National Maritime Historical Society
Ashington
East River
Robert L
Ripley
Kelly
Viking
Public Library
Pluto
National Geographic
By Gregory Jensen
Claudia Schmid
Nino Lo Bello
S.U.S
Imst
Africa
Central
South America
Middle East
Amelner
Cedar Rapids
Senior Citizens Bus Service
Truman Knutson
Tommy Tucker
Dale Carnegie
Ken Burger
Meadowbrook Rd
Davenport
Iowa
OSCO
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