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...reply to their inquiries concerning the general state of his health, Jodorowsky is ecstatic: "Today, the most interesting things in my life are Pinnochio and Snow White," he proclaims. Pinnok-S. White. A half dozen pencils begin to scratch away at their notepads, then, thinking the better of it, return to position one to ready themselves for the next question. "But, no, you want I should do the interview?" Jodorowsky asks playfully, pleased that he's called their bluff...
...1950s. Built to literally lift the poor above the grime of slums, they instead deteriorated into vertical slums that now contribute so much to the congestion, isolation and ugliness of U.S. cities that urban planners often must wish that they could just knock them down and start over from scratch. St. Louis will soon do just that...
Park believes that these statistics indicate that the freshmen are adapting very well to the wide-open style of football used by the varsity. "The guys are adapting very well simply because they're learning everything from scratch this year. They don't have any old habits of play to break." "We now use the complete basic offense that the varsity uses. I believe the freshmen are developing just as coach Restic expected," Park added...
...chances of recovering stolen bicycles, stereos, TVs, tape-players, typewriters, and appliances aren't as good, but they're much better if you supply the serial number to police. And it's smart to scratch your driver's license number on any valuables that don't have serial numbers. Pawn shops regularly report the serial numbers of new items; these are usually the only positive identification police have for recovered stolen goods...
Still months from post time, the 1972 Democratic presidential sweepstakes have already recorded a scratch, Iowa Senator Harold Hughes, and an unexpected dark-horse entry, Oklahoma Senator Fred Harris. Assessing his chances recently, Harris noted that he must do well in the early primaries, then "get close to the top two in the polls." The top two by then? Ed Muskie, of course. And? "Scoop Jackson...