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...Bungle in the Jungle," the album's single, represents human nature by personifications of the animal kingdom, much like Simon and Garfunkel's "At the Zoo." Here Anderson's reflections on aggression are most plainly presented...

Author: By John Porter, | Title: On Aggression | 10/30/1974 | See Source »

...authentic replica of the cattle capital as it was during its roaring hey-days..." As part of this enterprise, a stage coach filled with paying tourists plies up and down the dirt road along the back of the Library building. Just behind the wax museum is a Micro Zoo ("100's of Microscopic Animals and Plants. Projected Alive...A Living Educational Exhibit"). Not surprisingly, there are several fast food stores. And two private campgrounds ("Feel free to inspect our restrooms"). In the campground I looked over, 33 Winnebago-type mobile homes were registered...

Author: By Martha S. Lawrence, | Title: The Other Presidential Libraries | 10/15/1974 | See Source »

Jobs in the Zoo. Conservatives as well as liberals have embraced the idea of funneling federal money to states, cities and counties so that they could hire the unemployed for public-service jobs, as library clerks, garbage collectors, tree trimmers, zookeepers, among many others. Arthur Burns has proposed a $4 billion-a-year program, the first $1 billion to be triggered when unemployment hits 5.5%, the rest when it crosses the 6% mark. Though Ford has not specifically endorsed the proposal, he confirmed that it is under consideration and added that his approach to the idea will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLICY: Seeking Relief from a Massive Migraine | 9/9/1974 | See Source »

...romances started, food fights will erupt, political conspiracies argued, gossip will be gleaned and scholarly one-upmanship will be victorious over what must be the world's worst coffee. Dramatic social conflicts of whom to acknowledge, glance at, ignore completely or sit with occur every minute in the often zoo-like dining room...

Author: By Hannah J. Zackson, | Title: How'd You Get Stuck With A Tuba Player? | 9/1/1974 | See Source »

...their cages, it was a rough time to be in Baltimore. Ripening mounds of garbage, growing ever gamier in the hot summer sun, piled up next to the city's famed row houses. Temperatures in some jail cells rose as high as 110°, broiling the unsupervised inmates. Zoo officials started a rumor that they might have to slaughter small animals in order to feed larger ones. That persuaded union members to allow food to be brought in; but no manure was taken out, and it piled up at the rate of a ton a day. Along with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CITIES: Chaos in Charm City | 7/22/1974 | See Source »

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