Houdini Illusions and the Allure of Reality
The article recalls Houdini’s theater illusion of a brick wall trick and explores how audiences crave illusion in art and everyday life. It contrasts magic with realism, argues for keeping beloved illusions such as sunsets, and ends with a reveal that the trap is mechanical, not magical.
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Fondini
Shim
Fourth Dimension
Houdini
Environment vs Jobs at Livermore Valley forum
Carpenters and valley residents gathered at the Clarre mont Hotel to hear speakers debate environment versus jobs. SAVE Growth proposals would halt residential construction without guaranteed public services, promoting a valley wide growth control plan and cooperative solutions with developers and unions.
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Berkeley
Livertore-Amador Valley
Clarremont
Save Growth
SAVE
Assembly
Livermore
Pleasanton
Valley
William L. Honard
Associated Home Builders
Greater East Hay
Anton
Associated Home
Building ‘Trades Council
Alameda County
Teller
Michael Ulle
Save, Inc
Leonard
Browth
Athe
Livermaré
Forum
Jon Bort
Oliva Knowles
California State Council
Carpenters
Willian Fraley
Vietnamese Reds blast peace talk cancellation in Paris
The Hanoi and Viet Cong delegations condemned President Nixon's suspension of Paris peace talks. They argued the move escalates war, sabotages negotiations, and shifts responsibility to the United States, criticizing Vietnamization and rejection of Hanoi's peace plan.
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Paris
UPI
Satunday
Nixon
Nguyen Thanh le
Hanoi
Ae la
Wriday
U.S
Vietnam
Inter
Hanoi de
Legation
Vixon
Fie
Elle
Santa Rosa landlord plans eviction drive over rent freeze
A Santa Rosa landlord, Dan Claridy of Claridy Associates, says he will evict about 400 tenants from 40 homes across Sonoma County due to the Nixon economic policy and rent freeze. He plans to sell properties as costs rise. IRS actions cited as key obstacle to rent adjustments.
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Santa Rosa
UPI
A. Santa Rosa
Nixon
Dan Claridy
IRS
Interval Hevetine Service
Claridy
Claridy Associates
Sonoma County
Santa Clara
Tye
Tunney attacks Nixon industry role in water pollution bill
Sen John V Tunney D Calif charges the Nixon administration and industry pressuring to gut pollution controls. He cites easy White House access, lobbying by US Steel linked figures and oil and pulp paper groups seeking to weaken the Senate Muskie backed goal and defeat the House alternative.
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Washington
LPT
John V._ ‘Tunney
D-Calif
Nixon
California
White House
Blyery
TVT
Tunney
Sen
Edmund
Muskie
Maine
House
Senate
Pulp and Paper
Bill Whyte
U.S. Steel
Harrisburg Seven Planned Palm Sunday Protest in Harrisburg
The Harrisburg Seven dismiss their court case as meaningless and lead a Palm Sunday pageant in the state capital. The march aims to draw over 1,000 people and marks the start of a week of antiwar protests outside the federal courtroom where Rev. Philip Berrigan and six co defendants face trial. The group refused to present defense witnesses, insisting they will continue plans for a counter trial in the streets regardless of the courtroom outcome.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Tarrisburg
Asia
Philip Berrigan
Thei
Get
Washington
Federal
Bike crash kills hoy in San Mateo area
A nine year old boy Don Purvis of 35358 Lucia Street and his Merced father were injured when a motorcycle with a sidecar on the Hayward San Mateo Bridge blew a tire and swerved into a car. They were taken to Mills Hospital. the boy died during surgery and the father sustained leg injuries.
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Hayward-San’Matig
Don Purvis
Lucia St
Merced
Mills Hospital
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