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...David Drum, part owner of the local Y-V Fertilizer Corp., persuaded the town to run a sewer system and power line to some undeveloped property which he turned into a campground. It was such a success that Drum borrowed a copy of the Holiday Inns' franchise contract and set up a nationwide chain. Holiday Inns has followed KOA into the business, as have Gulf Oil and a pack of smaller companies...
Camping that takes the wild out of the wilderness does not attract everyone. Among those who still prefer the wilderness untouched is KOA President Darrell Booth, a former manager of the Billings Chamber of Commerce. He took over the job in 1967 after Drum, realizing that he was a better idea man than administrator, stepped down to a vice presidency. "Roughing it is my bag," says Booth. "But as a businessman, I know that if that was all I had to offer, I'd go broke. Most people nowadays want good facilities. I'll provide them, and meanwhile...
Some statisticians charged that last year's lottery which used only one drum, had resulted in insufficient mixing of the capsules...
...composers today who has a distinctive, instantly identifiable style. His compositions stick to conservative harmonies, relying heavily on ostinato, and reveling in lush, big-scale orchestration. They are immensely colorful and oddly moving. And God Created Great Whales began with muttering string noises and a submarine roar on the drums, followed by leviathan trombones diving in and out of rushing violins. Finally the great cetaceans themselves appeared, via tape recording. They sang with an astounding range of tone and expressiveness-from a stratospheric wail that might have come from the throat of a 40-ton canary to the rumble...
...they're going to have Tom Eisenstadt march with the sword," he added. "Where is he going to get a sword unless he borrows one from the Don Juan Drum and Bugle Corps...