Orangu tans and a boy share a jungle bond
Anthropologist Birute Galdikas recounts life with her son Binti in Borneo where he plays with young orangutans. He imitated apes, faced blurred human animal boundaries, and by age three needed human companions leading to a Canadian move and eventual custody arrangements. Galdikas later remarried and awaits another child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birute Galdikas
Binti
Borneo
Galdikas
Indonesia
Princess
Shapiro
Gary
Chicago
Rod Brindamour
Brindamour
Canada
Local psychics in Syracuse area claim to help others
Thunderstorm dusk gave way to a dramatic meeting with Ron Dunn a psychometrist and trance psychic who promotes readings from 25 dollars. He describes using alpha brain states and personal possessions to relay symbols to clients while stressing free will and occasional inability to use his gift. The piece also quotes Joseph Mitchell Carol Ann Porter and Syracuse University professor Robert Morris weighing the legitimacy and methods of psychic phenomena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Dunn
Maryann
Dunn
Old
Liverpool Road
Liverpool
Anna Rossman
New York
Inter
England
Dunns
Ron
Power Company
Joseph Mitchell
Syracuse University
Carol Ann Porter
James St
Porter
Robert Morris
Morris
California
North Carolina
Diamond district rich in dreams and drama on 47th Street
Newhouse News Service examines New York’s 47th Street diamond district from Fifth to Sixth Avenue. The street, famed for wealth and trust, now faces robberies and violence amid a bustling mix of dealers, brokers, tourists, and con men. Jewish heritage fuels much of the trade, with much of US diamond traffic passing through here and a storied postwar boom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Farmer
Newhouse News Service
New York City
47Th Street
Fifth Avenue
Sixth
New York
United States
Antwerp
Amsterdam
Spain
Hitler
de Beers
Diamond addiction sparks renewed industry confidence
Industry executives warn of a looming rebound in diamond jewelry as American women drive demand. US purchases topped 10 percent of adult buyers in 1981, with global retail diamond sales reaching 18 billion. De Beers plans 90 million dollars in promotion to sustain the market, citing Census data on the baby boom generation and rising female employment as key factors for long term growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Farmer
Newhouse
Irls
United States
Diamond Promotion Service
de Beers
Julian Ogilvie Thompson
South Africa
Ogilvie Thompson
Census Bureau
Earl Lynch
Lynch
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Mom
Herald-Journal
Carl Single
CW. McKeen
Pereives
Manny Cohen
Brucha
Overseas
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