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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1968
Page
5
New York personal profile of Jim Carroll describes his eight hour daily immersion in rock n roll recordings. He explains the obsession behind the listening routine and the career dedication it represents, noting the pleasure outweighs discomfort.
A promotional piece describes Ace Crookes needlecraft patterns for festive walls using colored cellophane to create stained glass effects and transfer patterns. It also profiles Carroll, an audio researcher in Manhattan, discussing his passion for rock music, hearing health, and love of Bach between sessions.
The list highlights popular tunes in the Winchester area this week led by Otis Redding and Johnny Taylor among others with titles like Papas Got A Brand New Bag and Who's Making Love. Also notes musical acts from Wilson Pickett to Aretha Franklin and a final odd item about a 2 300 year old Bo tree in Anuradhapura Sri Lanka.
Winchester prepares The Open Door a youth centered coffee house to be run by a teen board with adult advisory veto. Training for adult chaperones emphasizes sensitivity and real world scenarios as donations fund equipment and a Christmas opening nears as teens plan performances and rotating activities.
In 1968 the Can-Am series, backed by the SCCA and major sponsors like Johnson Wax, drew 300000 spectators across six races from Riverside to Edmonton. Denis Hulme won over 93000 and top drivers such as McLaren Surtees Amon Gurney Andretti and Hall battled for dominance on road hugging cars powered by stock Chevrolet or Ford V8s.
One of the better LP releases on the market combines Diana Ross and the Supremes with the Temptations. Ed Sullivan calls the collaboration in happy inspiration. The set features strong versions of I Second That Emotion Sweet Inspiration Funky Broadway and This Guy’s In Love With You. Additional highlights include A Place In the Sun The Impossible Dream Ain’t No Mountain High Enough. The Supremes also reRecord some standards such as He’s My Sunny Boy and Chains of Love with Keep An Eye How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone and Does Your Mama Know About Him among others. This is bound to be another great for the Supremes. You can’t miss it.
The piece attacks voluntary film classifications, noting teen protests led by ninth graders against a voluntary system. It questions censorship motives, cites industry voices calling much film to be “pap,” and highlights Ford’s Going Thing promotion tied to Top 40 plans with Jim Webb rumored to contribute.
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