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...their hair curlers were radioactive, from men suspicious of the olives in their martinis (Chicago Psychiatrist Milton A. Dushkin named the ailment "nucleomitophobia"-fear of the atom). A motorcade of 30 food faddists set out from New York to find new, safe homes in the northern California town of Chico-blandly ignoring the fact that a Titan missile pad, which would presumably be a prime Soviet target, was less than seven miles from their sanctuary...
...everything but name, presents a big weekend of music over the Fourth. (Freebody park in Newport, R.I.--VI 7-3095 in Newport). Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, Ramsey Lewis, Maynard Ferguson, Cannonball Adderly, and Carmen McRae are on the first night, June 30. Count Basic, Chico Hamilton, John Coltrane, Horace Silver, Gloria Lynn, and Slife Hampton Perform July 1: Gerry Mulligan, Stan Getz, Anita O'Day, Art Blakey, the Jazztet, George Shearing, and Eddie Harris take over Sunday
Baseman Steve Boros, a $25,000 bonus baby from the University of Michigan, leads the Tigers with a .339 batting average, is a strong candidate for Rookie of the Year. To balance his youngsters, Scheffing relies on a hard core of able, steady Tiger veterans: Outfielder Kaline, Shortstop Chico Fernandez, Pitchers Frank Lary and Don Mossi. For the first time in years, the Tigers have strength to spare. Reserve Outfielder Charley Maxwell hit 24 home runs in 1960, and second-string First Baseman Larry Osborne led the American Association in batting...
That same evening, in high romantic style, a clandestine radio transmitter sent a cryptic message crackling across the Caribbean: "Alert! Alert! Look well at the rainbow. The first will rise very soon. Chico is in the house. Visit him. The sky is blue. Place notice in the tree. The tree is green and brown. The letters arrived well. The letters are white. The fish will not take much time to rise. The fish is red. Look well at the rainbow...
...Catch As Catch Can," with particularly fine aid from Art Farmer. George Shearing gets the benefit of good angles and skilled use of colored lights during his piece. Then, after Big Maybelle, who is much reminiscent of Bessie Smith, and Chuck Berry, who is much reminiscent of cacophony, comes Chico Hamilton...