Beat poets flood London hall with edgy readings
An audience of about 5,000 paid an estimated 5900 pounds for a Friday night Beat poetry performance at Albert Hall. Jill Triebner funded the event to host New York poet Daniel Richter and 16 others, planning a poets cooperative with future readings. The spontaneous planet chant drew figures like Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti, ending with a provocative toast to love and anxiety.
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London
Albert Hall
Jill Triebner
New York
Daniel Richter
Jill
Allen Ginsberg
Alexander Trocchi
San Francisco
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
I Couldn’t Help Family Die in Texas Flood
The account, told to Morris Schols by John Wesley Johnson, details a deadly Texas flood that swept through a motel. Johnson witnesses the death of his wife and children, describes escaping via a pole and garage, and recalls seeing others perish as the wall of water collapsed buildings and cars.
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Main Street
Sidney
Neb
Nebraska
UPI
Morris Nichols
Husky Railroad
John Wesley Johnson
John
Johnson
Wet Charcoal Fire Hazard Warns At Home
University Park advisory warns wet charcoal can ignite if stored without ventilation. Agri cultural engineer Charles M. Hohn of New Mexico State University Extension cautions against placing damp charcoal in the original sack and storing it in a car trunk or damp areas.
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University Park
Charles M. Hohn
New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service
American Indians on reservations concentrate in Arizona and New Mexico
A historic census note shows about a quarter of all American Indians living on reservations reside in Arizona and New Mexico, reflecting regional population concentration and policy implications.
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Tucson
U.S
Arizona
New Mexico
Soviet Urges New Drive for Showdown with China
Moscow reports indicate the Soviet Communist party seeks a fresh showdown meeting with Peking over the Sino Soviet split. Pravda cites a Portuguese Communist party resolution calling for an international conference to discuss the dispute.
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Moscow
Soviet Communist Party
Peking
Kremlin
Pravda
Communist Party
Washington
London
Paris
U.S
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
New Mexico Senators Support Foreign Aid Bill Passage
Washington senators Clinton P. Anderson and Joseph M. Montoya joined the majority as the Senate approved by 68 to 20 a two year foreign aid bill totaling 3 243 170 000 a year.
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Washington
New Mexico
Clinton P. Anderson
Joseph M. Montoya
Senate
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