The News of June, 2001

Finally, what was going on in Fun City on 6/1/71?

The City proposed an experimental program to put 500 addicts on "maintenance" doses of heroin. No, not methadone, heroin.

Murder and manslaughter were up 7.1% over 1970, and NYC ranked 9th on the list of most dangerous cities in America.  The most dangerous city? Cleavland.

The Enquiring Photographer asked what we thought of Bishop Fulton Sheen's recent remark that Americans had become "anti-everything."  Designer E. S. said this only applied to a "blatant, name-shouting minority group of radicals."  Mr. T. V., meanwhile, added that "Americans are not anti-hero.
They're looking for a hero."

The big play was "Lenny" staring Cliff Gorman, based upon the life of Lenny Bruce (and which my high school class went to see).  "A dynamite schtick of theatre. Rages with scatological fury." - Clive Barnes.

Some prices:

Olivetti-Underwood manual typewriter             $74.50
Dual (brand) turntable                    $99.50
Month of Teleprompter cable TV                    $6.00
Round-trip airfare to Chicago                    $118.00