Hendrix Death Prompts Rethink of Black influence on Rock
New York AP reports Jimi Hendrix, legendary black electric guitarist, dies at 27 ending a four year rock ascent. Critics and industry figures laud his invention of guitar as a true instrument, influence akin to Charlie Parker in jazz, and note his role in opening doors for black artists in rock.
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Jimi Hendrix
Don Heckmar
The
Village Voice
Greenwich Village
Jimi
Charlie Parker
Buzz Willis
RCA Vietor Records
Buddy Miles
Sly and
Family Stone
Kimi
Eric Clapton
Warner Brothers
Otis Redding
Doors
Whu
Heckman
Laraugh
Sam Cooke
Ray Charles
Jim Morrison
Rolling Stones
James Dean
Judy Garland
Hendrix
Soap shops hippie market in Berkeley gains fans
Two Berkeley women opened The Body Shop selling handmade glycerin soap in natural scents like lemon cinnamon apple cucumber and honeysuckle. Unisex products attract hippies, UC students, and country communes. sales reach 15 dollars daily, with bars at 35 cents. Dr. Henry Libby notes rise of community based crafts as a social trend.
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Berkeley
Calif
UPI
Body Shop
Jane Saundrs
Saunders
Peggy Short
Telegrah Avenue
Henry Libby
University of California
Europe
Libby
Mexico's hell here in Ciudad Netzahualcoyotl slum
UPI reports Ciudad Netzahualcoyotl, the Western Hemisphere's largest slum, suffers under unpaved streets, intermittent water, and rampant crime including a daily murder. Officials warn progress will take years as electrification and a $43.6 million water project promise improvements by 1971.
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Ciudad Netzahualcoyotl
Mexico
UPI
Ciudad Netzalalcoyotl
Mexico City
Lake Texcana
Ciudad Netzahualeoyotl
Ciudad Netzahualeayotl
Hearby
Messer City
Francisco Aguilar de Camacho
Ciudad Nelzatuatccyatl
Gonzalo R Barquin Diaz
Barquin Diaz
Barquin
Diaz
Breakthrough Computer Diagnoses Illness in Melbourne Test
Two scientists, Vance X. Gledhill and Dr. John D. Mathews, show a computer can learn to diagnose illnesses, outperforming eight doctors in a Royal Melbourne Hospital trial. The system analyzes patient questionnaire answers to build a clinical picture, achieving 69 percent accuracy versus 42 percent by doctors.
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Melbourne
Vance X. Gledhill
John D. Mathews
Karger Memorial Foundation
Waller and Eliza Ball Institute
Gledhill
Mathews
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Southern General Hospital
Glasgow
Scotland
Homecoming Floats At Maryland Parade Feature Protests
University of Maryland homecoming floats replace rose petals with protest messages. The Student Committee to Abolish the Regents depicts the Board of Regents as an old man with a cane dragging student figures by nooses. Several floats carry antiwar themes, officials call the slogs innocuous despite objections from homecoming chair Diane Packard.
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University of Maryland
Regents
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