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...Winston, the fare with the Watney's ale runs more to "the real English breakfast" (porridge, bacon and eggs), but it is being downed enthusiastically from 8 a.m. opening until 3 a.m., and pub-crawling is becoming all the rage. The Duke and Duchess of Bedford authorized their name and crest for the Bedford Arms, which opens next week; Slavik himself is planning two more pubs, one Cairo style, the other à la Singapore. "They will be much more crazy," he promises gleefully. "I don't want to be reasonable any more...
There are no more sunset scenes. The little town is dark now, and even more quiet. You stop for coffee at the Wharf Diner. Fishermen. Parkas. heavy shoes. Army water-repellent coats. Bacon and eggs, Charlie. You boys from Boston? A young man strikes up a conversation. Now, there's nothing to do on the Cape in the winter. I mean, I like it, it's pretty and all that, but not for a single guy, ya know what I mean? It's really dead here now. Signs advertising Beach Plum jelly (a Cape Cod speciality). Outside the town...
When U.S. Senator Augustus Octavius Bacon died in 1914, he left 100 acres to his home town of Macon, Ga., as a park "for the sole, perpetual and unending use of the white women, white girls, white boys and white children of Macon." Half a century later, an expanding Constitution upset Bacon's plans. Macon's white citizens realized that the city could no longer administer the park and continue discrimination. Negroes were admitted, only to have the park's trustees sue, claiming Bacon's will had been violated. The city decided to remove itself...
Ironically, the legal victory may be almost empty for Macon Negroes. Since the terms of Bacon's will can no longer be met, his heirs are suing to have the park land returned to them, a legal action they may win. And if they do, there will be a strong temptation to turn the land into a shopping center or motel; located on the edge of town, it would sell for upwards...
...gradually gaining acceptance. Relatively heavy doses of radiation have been used to kill microorganisms that cause decay in food; lighter doses prevent potatoes from sprouting and kill insects that infest flour and cereals. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration considers the process safe enough to have cleared irradiated bacon, wheat and potatoes for public consumption, and the U.S. Army has already served some irradiated food in its mess halls. In Canada, the world's first private, commercial food-irradiation plant is now in operation...