Tattooing Women Rise as Art and Statement in San Francisco
In San Francisco, women seek body art from tattooist Lyle Tuttle, with clients including professionals like a banker, attorney, and writer. Tuttle notes most prefer tattoos on the lower torso or hips, describing them as fashionable “body jewelry.” Jan Woolley, a TV host, says tattoos reflect personal freedom and self-acceptance, while wearers like Ann Morrissey and Annie Hill view them as impulses that become statements of eccentricity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Wooley
San Francisco
Paisley Teahouse
Barnum and Bailey
Lyle ‘Tulle
Tric
Tuttle
Chicago
New York
Joan Baez
Joplin
Jan Woolley
Ann Morrissey
California
Annie Hill
Ami
Vamie
Returning POWs receive VIP help and benefits
Returning POWs from Vietnam are receiving aid, cash back pay, special payments, and job offers as lawmakers push state and federal bills. Health checks show good conditions. hospitals process POWs with personalized guidance on benefits and taxes. Some states offer tuition for their children and parental support while the VA assigns advisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
North Vietnam
Uniformed Services
Air Forcs
Internal Revenue Office
Nin
Massachusetts
Francis W. Sargent
Alabama
Colorado
Wyoming
Arkanas
New Mexico
Georgia
Map
Veterans Administration
Nixon
National League of Families
Pentagon
Miami Beach
Fla
Anatol
California
Pacific Southwest Airlines
Cities Test Waste Reduction Through Pyrolysis Projects
Three communities across the country partner with the EPA to extract value from solid waste. Baltimore uses pyrolysis to turn half of its waste into synthetic gas for steam power. San Diego County plans fuel oil from Escondido and San Marcos waste. Lowell will recover metals and glass from incinerators for resale.
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Evironmental Protection Agency
Pro
Baltimore
San Diego County
California
Escondido
San Marcos
Lowell
Mass
Somerville
Newton
EPA
Bullinore
Asians Drink Beer Across Asia Through Time and Trade
The article traces beer’s global spread in Asia from ancient roots to modern brands. It notes Japan’s high per capita consumption in 1971, the rise of local and imported beers across nations from Philippines San Miguel to Tsingtao in China, and links German Dutch and Spanish brewing origins to regional varieties. It mentions specific breweries and founders including San Miguel in Manila, Spring Valley in Yokohama, and Kirin, with historical ties to Mitsubishi and Heineken.
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Philippines
San Miguel
China
Tsingtao
Bangkok
Commodore Perry
Japan
Squire
Playboy
Vietnam
Asia
Germany
Holland
Spain
Sulleast
la Fabrica de Cervez de San Miguel
Enrique Maria Barretto
Jame San Miguel
Manila
William Copeland
Spring Valley
Yokohama
2. Dodge
Japan Brewery Co
Yatara Iwasaki
Mitsubishi
Hermit Receives Phone and Power After 71 Years
A 71 year old retiree in a remote rural area 20 miles south of Watertown New York gains telephone service and electricity through a General Telephone Co of Upstate New York initiative spearheaded by neighbor Frank Shoudy. Hessell previously trekked to a pay phone through deep snow for calls. The underground cable project also aids his part time tax assessor duties in Boylston. He hopes for running water and mail delivery at his door someday but jokes it may take longer than 71 years.
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Simey
Marty Hessill
Flo
Watertown
N.Y
Harry
General Telephone Co
Upstate New York
Boylston
General Telephone and Electronics Corp
Hessell
Harry Hessell
Snake handling lives on in Southern churches despite danger
In Georgia a 32 year old carpenter died after handling a rattlesnake in a rural church service. The practice persists in Southern Appalachia with Pentecostal and Holiness churches, though laws vary by state and enforcement is uneven. Researchers note underground services and limited witness access amid ongoing controversy.
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Atlanta, Ga
Alfred Parsons
Georgia
Parsons
Church Cemetery
Appalachia
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Iban Francisco
Nemurely
Lyle Tuttle
Malaysia
Singapore
Tsingtao Island
Kiaochow Bay
Shansung
Hong Kong
Dyer
Meakin
Burma
Indonesia
Heinekens
Hermit
Jr.Weaton la Barre
Ruke University
Steven Kane
Koston
University of North Carolina
Kentucky
South Carolina
Tennessee
Kane
St. Mark
Grasshopper Valley
Tenn
George W. Hensley
St Mark
Lester's Shed
Hensley
Boston
Virginia
West Virginia
Berrien County
Waller Gaskins
Billen
New River Free Holiness Church
Nashville
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