Perelman Returns to New York From England
S J Perelman speaks from New York about his stint in England noting English life lacks soul despite kindness. He complains of bland cuisine and call for more local flavor while expressing renewed attachment to New York and its tensions. He cherishes Upper West Side and Lower East Side foods.
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New York
S. J. Perelman
New York City
Upper West Side
Lower East Side
East Side
America
New England
Bucks County
Guadalcanal Becomes South Seas Tourist Hotspot
Guadalcanal, once a World War II battlefield, now attracts the light jet set with air conditioned luxury and beaches. Hotels require shoes after 6 pm at Mendana, and evening dress at yacht clubs calls for knee-high stockings with long pants. The island’s malaria fears have diminished and travel links expand from the Midwest to Australia and New Zealand with plans for direct Japan service via Air Nauru.
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Honiara
Guadalcanal
British Solomon Islands Protectorate
UPI
Mendana
Honiara Yacht Club
Guadalcanal Club
U. N
Hell Hole
Midwest
American Airlines
Australia
New Zealand
Air Nauru
Japan
Origin of the phrase Our Country right or wrong
The toast originated by U.S. naval officer Stephen Decatur at a 1816 Norfolk dinner. The World Almanac cites the line Our Country In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right and always successful right or wrong.
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Stephen Decatur
U.S
Norfolk
Area Shrine Meeting Set
The El Kabir Shrine drum and bugle corps leads the Eastern Iowa Shrine delegation as Central States Shrine Assn. festivities run in Colorado Springs for three days. The corps, directed by John Nash, won the 1971 Central States title in Oklahoma City and placed third nationally at the Shrine Imperial session in Dallas. Ralph McKinder of Waterloo is expected to be elected president of the Central States Shrine Assn. of Oriental bands, with Vyrl Justice of the drum corps serving as vice-president of the Shrine Assn. of Drum Corps of North America.
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el Kabir Shrine
Iowa
Colorado Springs
Midwest
el Kahir
John Nash
Oklahoma City
Dallas
Ralph McKinder
Waterloo
Central States Shrine Assn. of
Oriental Bands
Vyrl Justice
Shrine Assn
Drum Corps
North America
Foresters Unit Set to Meet in Cedar Rapids
The Dubuque diocese of the National Catholic Society of Foresters will hold its annual meeting at St. Patrick's church and school in Cedar Rapids on Oct. 1. Registration starts 9 30 a.m. a workshop follows, a 1 p.m. luncheon, then a business meeting. Reservations to 364 8808.
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Foresters Unit
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
National Catholic Society of Foresters
St. Patrick’s Church
Rebecca Danshill
Sixth Street NW
Australians Book On Flight In 1975 Concorde Run
Six Australians have booked seats to London on the first Concorde flight from Sydney with the date to be set in 1975. One passenger, a 76 year old man, hopes to advance the departure date if possible.
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Sydney
London
Aluminums Can Decay Timeframes Highlight Recycle Debate
New York analyst Boyce Rensberger reports that aluminum beer cans will eventually break down in nature, with experts estimating 500 years to soil-sized particles and 2472 dust-sized oxide, while steel and tin cans return to rust sooner. Plastics vary by type and PVC shows a half-life near 85 years, whereas glass proves most durable with timelines stretching to millions of years.
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New York
Nature
Edwin L. Owen
Pennsylvania State University
Owen
R. F. Kammereck
Kammereck
Evelyn C. Marboe
Marboe
Egypt
Prairie Student Named to Band
A Prairie high school senior Joe Simon age 17 son of Mr and Mrs Justus Simon route two Cedar Rapids has been chosen for McDonald's All America high school band He will travel to New York City for Macy s Thanksgiving parade and to Pasadena for the Rose Bowl parade He plays baritone and aims to major in instrumental music He has been in the Iowa all state band and the University of Iowa honors band and earned straight I ratings in solo and ensemble contests
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New York
Prairie High School
Joe Simon
Justus Simon
Route Two
Cedar Rapids
New York City
Pasadena
Calif
Simon
Iowa
University of Iowa
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Israel Shenker
New York Times Service
Providence, R.I
Decatur
Area Shrine Meeting
Zanzibar
Pebble Beach
Boyce Rensberger
Frost
Travelite
Marche
Elura
Armstrong Wig Salon
Prairie
van Raalte
Bali
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