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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...culture of the Ghetto also gave them the tools to make that start meaningful. Nehemiah has no problem with his leisure time. On weekends he scrambles with tourist groups over the ruins of the ancient city of Hazor across the main road from the kibbutz. His lips tremble with a trace of a smile as he watches his audience respond to his saga of 5000 years...

Author: By David Blumenthal, | Title: Israel: The View From a Kibbutz | 10/18/1967 | See Source »

After Circuit Court Judge F. Thomas Parker had read the settlement decree ($100-a-month alimony for 36 months), Bivins, 63, who operates a roadside tourist show, stood up. "You've had your say. Now I'm going to have mine!" he shouted. "I'm going to kill every son of a bitch in this courtroom." Hauling out a .38-cal. revolver, he shot his wife's attorney dead. Marie Bivins came next: dropped by one slug in the neck, she died in the jury box. Judge Parker heaved his swivel chair at Bivins...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Trials: Divorce, Rapid City Style | 10/6/1967 | See Source »

...sculptures were toppled by natives three centuries ago, during bloody internecine warfare between two island clans. Since then, erosion has taken its toll, natives have torn down ancient temples for their own needs; lately, road and airport engineers have joined in the destruction. The newest threat is the tourist invasion, bringing in its train unsupervised treasure hunting and souvenir collecting. Before it is too late, Father Sebastian pleads, a fund must be set up to uncover and restore the island's largely uninvestigated monuments. "Fully restored," says Tour Director Lars-Eric Lindblad, "Easter Island will equal anything in Egypt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Monuments: Saving the Moai & Ahus | 10/6/1967 | See Source »

Many signs are posted in Glacier National Park warning of the presence and danger of grizzly bears. Likewise, at Yellowstone National Park the visitor is warned by innumerable signs not to feed, pet or tamper with bears (mostly black bears). However, one tourist went so far as to try to place a child, piggyback, on a black bear for photographic purposes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Sep. 15, 1967 | 9/15/1967 | See Source »

Last week, as their one-month reprieve expired, the archaeologists were confident that an 18-month extension from Malraux was imminent. Defferre, seemingly mellowed by the prospect of a major tourist attraction, was reported ready to negotiate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Archaeology: New Battle of Marseille | 9/15/1967 | See Source »

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