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Sound Barrier. A low-cost soundproofing material for houses was put on the market by Simpson Logging Co. of Shelton, Wash. Simpson claims that its "Forestone,"' made from wood fibers, has the soundproofing qualities of mineral tile but is 40% cheaper. Price: 38? to 45? a sq. ft. installed...
...brightly colored turbans and saris, standing in the 100° sun, cheered Prime Minister Nehru one day last week as he pressed a button and sent tons of water roaring through a new canal toward the parched deserts of India's thirsty East Punjab. Along the 238-mile, tile-lined concrete canal, devout Hindus burned camphor. Tears ran down the wrinkled cheeks of old peasants who, in past years, had seen their children and their cattle perish in drought...
Last week, after persuading 1,700 Californians to invest $1,320,000, Bayley, now 53 > finally opened his dream inn, one of the biggest motels (329 bedrooms) in the U.S. At his tile-roofed, Mediterranean-style Hacienda in Fresno, Calif, (pop. 91,669), Bayley has king-size (6 ft. 8 in.) beds, individual room air conditioning. A $1,000,000 "activities center" houses a coffee shop, restaurant, banquet rooms, two bars. One of the Hacienda's two swimming pools has a glass wall so that patrons in a basement bar get an underwater view of the swimmers...
...Flying Squad. Back home in St. Louis, the Cards have a thoroughly renovated stadium. There is a new tile drainage system for the playing field, and every tired old seat has been replaced or repaired. Outfield fences have been shorn of advertising (even Budweiser signs are absent) and painted a deep, simple, hitter's green. Among other things, there are 16 luxurious boxes where, for $2,500 a season, upper-bracket fans can whoop it up with waiter service; all 16 are already rented for the season...
When the Lampoon's Great Hall became vulnerable to seasonal showers, and editors began to wear galoshes in the building, the more perspicacious Poonsters decided the roof was probably leaking. In an attempt to divert a disastrous spring flood, editors are pushing workers to their utmost. The original tiles are thrown at passers-by with reckless abandon, and now cold, dull slates are replacing the expensive Flemish tile roofing...