Soviet scholars celebrate Steinbeck in Salinas festival
Five Soviet literature experts visit San Francisco and Monterey County for the 50th anniversary of The Grapes of Wrath in Salinas. The delegation tours Cannery Row sites, attends the Steinbeck Festival activities August 3 to 7, and participates in literary seminars at the Salinas Community Center.
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San Francisco
UPI
John Steinbeck
Salinas
Calif
Steinbeck
Soviet Union
Monterey County
Michael Murphy
Esalen Institute
Hemingway
Mark Twain
Faulkner
Murphy
San Rafael
Cannery Row
Salinas Community Center
California
Freda Lurie
U.S.S
Claire Ryles
Esalen
Ryles
Moscow
Woman survives 14 days adrift at sea after dinghy escape
Janet Culver, 48, of Passaic New Jersey, survived 14 days adrift in a four person inflatable dinghy after her companion Nicholas Abbott swam away from the life raft. rescued by U S research vessel Jeronimo about 450 miles southeast of New York then transferred to the Royal Viking Star for treatment. she was en route to Bermuda. Abbott, 50, from New York, was last seen July 26 swimming around the dinghy without a life jacket. Culver’s mother said Abbott had asked her daughter to marry him and she joined him in Bermuda to assess sailing.
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New York
UPI
Bermuda
Coast Guard
Janet Culver
Passaic
N.J
U.S
Jeronimo
Jeff Crawley
Culver
Royal Viking Star
Hackensack
Anaulis
Crawley
Nicholas Abbott
Long Island
Abbott
Ms. Culver
War
John Hollis
Hollis
Hannah Culver
East Quogue
N.Y
Garlic Is King At Gilroy's Annual Garlic Festival
About 150000 visitors attended Gilroy California over the weekend for the 11th annual Garlic Festival. The event showcased tons of garlic in dishes from pasta to barbecue and featured garlic themed merchandise, contests, and even garlic ice cream. Officials noted crowds likely matched last year’s 150000 as locals and visitors embraced the garlic carnival atmosphere.
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Gilroy
Calif
UPI
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