White Collar Men Embrace Simpler Craft-Based Lives
In Los Angeles beach communities a wave of former white collar workers quit the rat race to become craftsmen. Ernesto Serrot and Gary Singleton describe a culture shift toward handmade items like pottery and wood carvings, seeking permanence and personal fulfillment over rapid production.
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Rich Seeley
Copley
Los Angeles
Pebble
Ernesto Serrot
Serrot
Argentina
Gary Singleton
Serrots
Singleton
Serrott
Buenos Aires
United States
Aces Rally for Slam in Detroit Club Rubber
In a Detroit Athletic Club rubber bridge session Rodney Craighead and Boyd Stockmeyer scored a second slam against Bobby Wolff and the narrator. Facing a 60 point part score, the decision to gamble for a makable slam paid off as a sequence of spade, heart, and club plays secured the contract.
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Bobby Wolff
Rodney Craighead
Detroit Athletic Club
Craighead
Boyd Stockmeyer
North
West
Bridge slam lands despite long odds and luck search
The writer recalls scoring a bridge slam that felt unlikely and notes that luck favors those who seek it. They state losing is still losing and invite readers to send bridge questions to The Aces in Dallas for replies, including a self addressed stamped envelope.
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Aces
P. O
Dallas
Texas
Banquet Held By Delta Area Vocational School
The Delta Area Vocational School held its graduation banquet on December 2 in the Brairwood Room at Wyatt's Cafeteria. Master of Ceremonies was Richard Smith. Corsages were given to instructors Mrs. Sharon Pogue and Mrs. Paula Ott. More than 100 attended.
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Delta Area Vocational School
Brairwood
Wyatt
Richard Smith
McGhee
Sharon Pogue
Paula Ott
G. W. Muse
Valerie Gunn
Ethyle Whitlock
Gladys Persons
Thelma Dease
Janice Roberston
West Monroe
Tallulah, Wisner
Columbia
New Orleans Officials Hope Supreme Court Ruling Aids Obscenity Fight
Orleans officials see the Supreme Court decision upholding a California liquor license revocation law as potentially boosting their long effort to curb obscenity on Bourbon Street. City Attorney Blake Arata says it could strengthen authority to block adult performances served with alcohol, while Assistant District Attorney John Volz notes a five year battle against obscenity continues.
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Singleton
Servot
New Orleans
Bourbon Street
Sin City
Supreme Court
California
Blake Arata
John Volz
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A public figure voices disappointment with five years of decisions and notes the need to study the rulings further and confer with police and officials before deciding on next steps.
Royal Yacht Britannia to Undergo $4.4 Million Renovation
London report says Queen Elizabeth's royal yacht Britannia will be renovated at a cost of 4.4 million dollars. The 18 year old vessel has a crew of 250 and the work aims to double its life.
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London
Defence Ministry
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