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...friends, including Zoo Director Marlin Perkins, gathered in the monkey house to view the taxidermists' re-creation of the late great gorilla, Bushman. After a cafeteria luncheon with chocolate-ice cream gorillas for dessert, the crowd watched old movies of Bushman and listened to speeches. Then a keeper walked in with the hero's heir-apparent: four-year-old Sinbad, rigged out in a red & white striped jersey and brown corduroy trousers. Sinbad was finally coaxed to pull the cord parting the curtains which covered the mounted Bushman. While flashbulbs popped, little Sinbad took one look...
...Waiting for God (Putnam; $3.50), her spiritual autobiography is published in English for the first time. Excerpts: ¶ "The function of the church as the collective keeper of dogma is indispensable . .. But she is guilty of an abuse of power when she claims to force love and intelligence to model their language upon her own. This abuse of power is not of God. It comes from the natural tendency of every form of collectivism, without exception, to abuse power." ¶ "It is in affliction itself that the splendor of God's mercy shines, from its very depths...
...appointed morning, Dr. el Husseini walked to the gallows. He was followed by the other condemned men-a cattle merchant, a coffee-house keeper, a butcher...
Undaunted, the general set out for Tepic. Some 3,000 came to hear him, but they had a tough time finding even so much as a tamale for lunch. When members of the general's party posed as tourists in the town market, Indian stand-keepers refused to sell to them. In outlying villages, the general's men found restaurants unprovisioned, inns full. Explained one restaurant-keeper: "Governor Flores Muñoz told us yesterday that we were to be out of food, so, sefiores, I'm out of food today or else...
...motel, a traveler got comfortable lodging without battling city traffic, a parking place for his car and dodged the tip-hungry parade of hotel doormen and bellboys. As Miami's Motel Keeper David Lingo put it: "In Florida we have 29 varieties of palms-including the outstretched...