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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Indian folk art. How rich a tradition it has is shown in an exhibit of 470 masks, statues, weavings, paintings and puppets now touring the U.S. (see color page). Organized by the U.S.'s Stella Kramrisch for the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the show is currently at San Francisco's De Young Memorial Museum...
...lady in white was Sister Tina Bernal, 22, who may well be the nation's only dancing nun. After five years as a professional dancer with the San Francisco Ballet Company, which she joined at age 13, she entered the Society of the Religious of the Sacred Heart in 1964. Although Sister Tina spends most of her time studying theology, her superiors have lately allowed her to dance at experimental worship services. She is not allowed to wear ballet costumes. So she performs in a white version of Sacred Heart's traditional black habit - the order wears both...
Died. Harold L. Gray, 74, creator of little Orphan Annie, the oldest babe (44) in the comic-strip woods; of cancer; in San Diego, Calif. Moonfaced and round-eyed, gold of hair and heart sweet little Annie lived in a nether world of town bullies and murderous Russian spies, karate chops and megaton bombs. And for those readers who followed Annie's antics in some 400 papers and sometimes wondered how a nice girl could get into all that trouble. Harold Gray had a ready answer: "Sweetness and light-who the hell wants it? Murder, rape and arson. That...
Fumes from Below. While air-rights developments often may enhance a city's appearance-by covering unsightly scenes-they also come in for some occasional criticism. San Francisco's proposed $100 million International Market Center, a complex that would be built over several of the city's streets, is opposed by some San Franciscans who fear that it would obscure their view of Telegraph Hill. Another kind of problem is illustrated by four Manhattan apartment buildings constructed over an approach to the George Washington Bridge: lower-floor occupants have been bothered by fumes and noise from...