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...light up like a juke box every few seconds. But at 34, Rauschenberg already finds that "I now run the risk of being an extremely traditional painter compared to the young people." Just as Rauschenberg lets his "paintings" grow into environment, the newcomers seem to be trying to suck the environment...
...YONG SUCK SHIN Inchon, Korea...
...Medical Research Building at Pennsylvania, Kahn has put his principles to work by erecting great servant towers that suck in fresh air through nostrils at the base, throw off laboratory fumes from stacks that soar 25 ft. above the roof. In place of the usual hallway cubicles, Kahn gave the researchers clear, unpartitioned studio spaces. His next project: a new research institute in San Diego. Calif, for Polio Vaccine Discoverer Dr. Jonas Salk. which Kahn intends to make "a realm of spaces" where form will truly enhance the institute's function as an academy of biology...
Snapped Truman: He is a "fixer ... a man who would do anything to suck in." In Allen's autobiography, Truman recalled acidly, "he said that he didn't know who the next President would be, but that he would be a friend of his. And it turned out that way." Since 1953, when he left the White House, Truman added, he has seen George Allen just once. "I was at the funeral in New York last year for former Postmaster General Frank Walker. Allen came up and slapped me on the back and said, 'Howdy, Mr. President...
...religion of primitive Tibet and swarms with demons and fiercely copulating gods. The world is haunted by such specters as the ro-langs, or standing dead. They walk with their eyes closed, never change direction, and their touch is fatal to human beings. There are mountain demons who suck the life from unwary travelers, demons who cause hailstorms and earthquakes and eclipses. The Tibetan Buddhist contemplates an intricate pantheon, from the five Dhyani-Buddhas, who share the guardianship of the world, to hosts of spirits. Yet, writes Tibetan Scholar Maurice Percheron: "All, from the Dhyani-Buddhas to the vilest ghost...