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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1971
Page
14
A series of light anecdotes with punchlines about a boastful gunman, a black crayon child, a humorist moment with Longfellow, and two businessmen named Joe and Harry. The items showcase classic newspaper humor from the era with quick setups and tidy conclusions.
A humorous exchange ends with Harry bragging about calling Joe from a Rolls Royce while Joe jokes he is busy with another line. A quip on willpower notes closing a paint can after three quarters used. Two society matrons in a cannibal tribe discuss marital troubles with a recipe gift as reassurance.
ACLU and Recording Industry ask FCC to withdraw a push to halt songs glorifying illegal drug use, arguing Congress lacks censorship power. Also, 58 Explorer Scouts from all states plan a paid week at Kennedy Space Center for a Space Seminar after winning an essay contest on humanity's future in space, tied to NASA and Pepsi. Gladys Knight's rise to fame, 18 year old Robert Thomason wins Great Books Scholarship, and Tea Time contest offers $10,000 prizes for young musicians.
The note highlights new big band units Chase led by Bill Chase and LSU’s Tribe plus Today’s Tomorrow sharing stages with them in Eau Claire and Kansas City. Rick Kildow reports Seattle gigs from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. with his group Fiddler. A Woodstock drive in night was marred by rain and a dramatic storm timing.
The piece notes violence on stage with a live chicken and animal cruelty at a rock show. It mentions Bill Graham closing Fillmore East and West, and Sly and the Family Stone demanding high fees. The author questions how such acts relate to music and the difficulty of matching the sensational finale by Alice Cooper.
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