CONTEMPORARY NONSENSE
MRS. NIXON PICNICS IN RAIN FOREST
AND THE RAINS FALL
ABIDJAN,
IVORY
COAST
(uPI)-Mrs. Richard M. Nixon spent the
last
full day of her West African tour on a jungle picnic today with
Presi–
dent Felix Houphouet-Boigny and other officials.
"Anyway, it's nice to have rain in a rain forest," Mrs. Nixon told
the President as the rain pelted down, cutting short the outing.
After the five-course meal of soup, lobster in pastry shells, saddle
of
lamb, cheese and coconut pie, the President, his wife and Mrs.
Nixon
strolled in the floodlit gardens discussing how difficult it was to answer
toasts, and the merits of instant versus ground coffee.
(The New York Times,
January 8, 1972.) Contributed by Gene
Chav–
kin, Jamaica, New York.
FRATERNAL BENEFITS POSSIBLE
The AACI (Association of Americans and Canadians in Israel)
is
investigating the feasibility of several important new benefits for its
members: group life insurance, cemetery benefits,
BikuT Holim
commit–
tees, and funeral and
minyan
committees. Depending upon the findings
of the investigating committee, it may soon be possible to purchase
grave\
on the Mount of 'Olives-through the AACI-in installment or
full
payments.
(AACI Jerusalem Voice,
August 1971.) Contributed by Mira Reich,
Jerusalem, Israel.
BAWDY MICKEY IN LEGAL TRAP
A federal judge Wednesday temporarily halted sales of posters and
T-shirts that show Mickey Mouse and his friends as a roistering bunch
of bawdy hopheads.
The novelties picture the Walt Disney cartoon characters
taking
dope, shamelessly indulging their libido and, in words of a Disney lawyer:
"Engaged in everything that is destructive to their worldwide
image
of innocence."
(Chicago Sun-Times,
August 26, 1971.)
NINE FIREMEN IN ARSON CASE
HOUSTON
(uPI)-Nine volunteer firemen have been charged
with
starting fires in the southeast sections of the city allegedly to relive
their
boredom. All nine signed confessions to starting fires dated back to 1968
and one said he set the blazes for "kicks."
