Hits and Misses at Seattle World’s Fair
By Bob Thomas
SEATTLE {JPi — Hits and misses
of the Century 21 exposition.
As everyone expected, the hot
test attractions at the Seattle
World’s Fair are the Space Needle,
the Monorail and the U.S. Scienti
fic Exhibit.
Last Monday folks were waiting
two and a half hours to lunch in
the revolving restaurant atop the
Needle. The Monorail is constant
ly crowded and has proved a boon
for relieving the traffic congestion;
it speeds 1.2 miles to downtown
Seattle.
The Federal Science Pavilion is
drawing huge throngs; luckily it
can handle them. Another papular
attraction is the Skyride, in which
buckets skim over the Fair dang
ling from cables. Like the Mono
rail, it is a feature of Disneyland.
What are the other hits of the
Fair?
Many of the foreign exhibits are
handsomely done, especially the
tasteful and imaginative British
display. The Space Agency’s col
lection of orbital gadets is facinat
ing, though it is stuck in a far
reach of the grounds.
The international fountain is a
striking feature. It looks like a
Bhuge, semi-sunk sea mine with
scores of nozzles that shoot water
100 feet in ever-changing patterns.
As with all fairs, county to
world’s, the food circus is a major
focus of attention.
What are the misses of the Seat
tle World’s Fair?
The theme exhibit, the World
of Century 21, must be chalked up
as a near-miss. The setting is im
pressive — 3,500 four-foot silvery
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cubes suspended in the cave-like
coliseum, four acres under a single
roof. The show inside has its
moments, but lacks the impact one
would expect from a $2.7 million
outlay.
Many of the industrial exhibits
are handsouely mounted yawn
producers. There is much selling
of the products by large corpora
tions, but little effort to entertain.
The modern art exhibit seems
more destined to evoke laughs
than yawns. Even a beatnik would
have trouble keeping a straight
face at this collection of splattered
paint and welded junk. The prize
of the collection is a mound of
jumbled metal which animates
every other minute with a wild
clatter. It has been named “The
End of the World.”
Except for Barry Ashton’s first
class review at the Paradise Club,
the live entertainment on Show
Street seldom rises above the car
nival level.
And the Gay Way is standard
carnival stuff, with usual barkers,
thrill rides, dart games and dime
pitching. The area is crowded, ap
parently with patrons seeking fun
after the science-heavy exhibits.
Now the question remans: Should
you come to the Fair?
The answer is yes — if you can
afford it and if you don’t mind
crowds. Ralph Lee of Expo-Lodg
ing, which handles accommodations
for visitors, assures that despite
the panic talk there are still places
for people to stay. “There may be
periods of problems during the
summer months, but we expect to
be able to take care of anyone who
wants to come to the Fair,”
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TROOP 66 NEWS
At 7:30 Junior Asst. Scoutmaster
Willy Hoogendora called Tile meet
ing to order. First we gave the
Scout Oath and Laws opening
ceremony. was patrol comers.
We were instructed to get the
best knot tie-er. From the Beaver
Patrol was Don Wall; Wolf Patrol,
Walter Peterson; Bear Patrol, Mike
O’Conner; and Eagle Patrol, Rich
ard Miller.
After the contest, study groups
were held. Uoyd Hardy led the
signaling and Willy Hoogendom
the first aid. The closing ceremony
was led by Lloyd Hardy. Meeting
adjourned.
Don Young, Scribe
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l SEN. GRUENING WILL
SEEK RE-ELECTION
JUNEAU UPt — Sen. Ernest
Gruening today filed his formal
declaration of candidacy for re
election to the United States Sen
ate.
Gruening, former governor of the
Territory of Alaska, is expected
to run unopposed for the Demo
cratic nomination.
Two Anchorage Republicans, Ted
Stevens and Frank Cook have filed
thus far for their party’s nomina
tion for the Senate seat.
Gruening was named first di
rector of the Division of Territories
and Island Possessions of the De
partment of the Interior in 1934.
He was appointed governor of
Alaska in 1939 and held that post
until 1953.
After keynoting the State Con
stitutional Convention, he was
elected as one of the three Alaska
Tennessee Plan senators to fight
for Statehood in the nation’s capi
tal, and finally as United States
Senator from the new State in
1959.
“Our congresisonal delegation, all
Democrats, and all with long ex
perience in public service, has had
substantial success in meeting and
solving some of the problems that,
on the federal level, confront
Alaska,” Gruening said in a state
ment. j
One reason why diamonds are
so expensive is: to find a single
stone from which a one-carat gem
can be cut, more than 250 tons of
ore must be blasted, dug, crushed
and sorted.
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by LEE MILLAN
National Hobby Month
The calendar is loaded with
special weeks and months for
this or that, but I came across
one recently that makes a lot of
sense. It’s National Hobby Month
— April 1962.
Since A
tafcion for
Hobby Month is
millions of moi
Vmericans enjoy a repu
ig some wonder
ful ways to use
leisure it’s only
fitting that a
special month
be set aside
to observe this
fact.
You might
say National
a salute to the
odel railroaders,
moaei airplane, boat and car
builders, the handicrafters, and
the science hobbyists.
They deserve a special tribute,
because they’ve learned that well
spent leisure time is rewarding
leisure time. They have learned
how to light boredom, how to re
lax, how to be more interesting.
And in a pleasant way, they have
gained in knowledge... the kind
that always rubs off from a fun
filled hobby.
If there’s anyone who hasn’t
discovered the wonderful world
of hobbies, National Hobby
Month is the time to get started.
Whether you’re 8 or 80, there’s
something you can make or col
lect.
Join the ranks of hobbyists.
I’m glad I did!
Seattle Man
Admits Setting
Fire to Own Home
SEATTLE UD — A 38-year-old
engineer, James Vincent Miller,
admitted to police Friday he set
fire to his own home, burning
three of his five children to death.
His wife and two other children
escaped. They were treated for
shock and injuries.
Robert Timlin, Fire Department
inspector, said James Miller ad
mitted pouring two gallons of gas
oline and several gallons of paint
thinner and oil inside the house
while his family slept.
Firemen said the fuel was ig
nited in a basement hallway and
the well of a stairway, where
flames would block escape.
“I don’t believe Miller has told
his real motive,” said Capt. J. V.
Fineran of the Seattle Police Homi
cide Division. “Miller said he was
overworked. He said his wife had
been complaining c o n t i n uously
about his being out of town and
away from home, and he couldn’t
take it any more.”
Timlin said Miller admitted to
officers that he has a “girl friend,”
but refused to name her or say
where she lives.
“If there is such a girl friend
that could be the motive,” Fineran
said.
Killed in the fire were Patricia
Ann Miller, 18 months, and her
brother, David, 2, who were sleep
ing in an upstairs bedroom. A sis
ter, Jane, 14, who slept in a base
ment recreation room, died later
at a hospital.
Miller’s wife, Rita, 37, who dept
upstairs, told battalion fire chief
Winton Sleipness:
“I opened my bedroom door try
ing to reach my babies, but the hall
was a mass of smoke and flames.
I barely had time to jump out the
second-floor bedroom window.”
Mrs. Miller was burned and cut
! on the face and arms.
Paula Miller, 12, and Katy, 10, j
were cut by broken glass as they
escaped from a basement bedroom
through a window.
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PNA BEGINS JET SERVICE
SEATTLE UP) — Pacific North
ern Airlines began Model 720 jet
service from Seattle to Ketchikan
and Juneau yesterday, carrying
98 passengers north in one of its
two new Boeings.
The jet flew from Seattle to
Ketchikan in one hour 43 minutes
and from Ketchikan to Juneau in
42 minutes. Southbound flight
times were 46 minutes from Ju
neau to Ketchikan and one hour
19 minutes from Ketchikan to
Seatlte.
Arthur Woodley, PNA president,
accompanied the flight north. The
line Friday began non-stop Seattle
Anchorage Model 720 service.
Gold Diggers Bowling League
Women’s high game went to
Pauline Eberle 191, Sue Deem3 166.
Women’s high series wait to
Pauline Eberle 499, Pat St. Amour
445, Fay Lienard 421.
Men’s high game went to Pete
Petrivelli 217, Dick Deems 202, Carl
Glavinovich 197.
Men’s high series went to Carl
Glavinovich 535, Jim St. Amour
517, Pete Petrivelli 510.
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Earthquake Rocks Japan
TOKYO UP) — An earthquake
strong enough to derail a running
freight train rocked northern
Japan today. Police said one per
son was killed, 105 injured and
926 persons were left homeless as
160 homes collapsed.
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