The Talk of the Town Promotion by Mark Singer. Talk story about a cocktail party at the annual convention of the International Promoters Organization, up in the West Penthouse of the New York Hilton. Tells about a song-and-dance group called 20th Century, which was being "showcased' for the crowd of about 75 people. Tells about and quotes...

Fiction Splitting Up by Gilbert Rogin. Forty-five-year-old Albert is living by himself in an apartment, while going through the process of getting a divorce from his wife Violet. He is always thinking of the past of his marriage and childhood, although he doesn't believe in casuality. It seems that he finds reassurance in...

Books by John Updike.

Books Small Cheer from the Old Sod by John Updike.

Comment by Suzannah Lessard. A friend of ours has become preoccupied with people & their gardens. The differences in their style have become for her a focus of contemplation. For example, her father's garden - vegetables, with flowers around the borders - is stunningly tidy. Each type of vegetable grows in a perfect straight row. There...

Musical Events Concert Records by Winthrop Sargeant.

Dept. of Amplification by Eugene Kinkead. DEPARTMENT OF AMPLIFICATION on the Sept. 9,1974 Our Local Correspondents on Central Park squirrels. Many readers wrote providing stories and information about squirrels. A lady from Connecticut wrote about an additional use squirrels have for their tails. A man from Oregon wrote about his attempt to keep squirrels away from...

The Current Cinema Farce, Comedy, and a Sag in the Male Loner's Facelift by Penelope Gilliatt. Review of a revival of "Sherlock Jr.", Buster Keaton's five-reeler made in 1924...

The Talk of the Town Halfway to Philly by Anthony Hiss. Talk story about a trip to Great Adventure, a 2-year-old, 95-million-dollar amusement and safari park, created and designed by Warner LeRoy, the son of Mervyn LeRoy and a great-nephew of Jack Warner. Great Adventure is 73 miles from the city, on Interstate 195, in south...

The Race Track Bye-bye Saratoga by G. F. T. Ryall. Dearly Precious won the Spinaway Stakes at Saratoga. She is trained by Steve DiMauro...

The Talk of the Town A Piece of History by Richard Harris. Talk story about the closing of the Blue Ribbon, a German restaurant on W. 44th St. which opened in 1914. Writer describes restaurant's interior and food--decent and reasonably priced. George Kocolatos, the owner, had been there for 30 years. Tells why restaurant had to close: in 1966 it signed...

Our Far-Flung Correspondents NOTES FROM A SPANISH VILLAGE by Alastair Reid. OUR FAR-FLUNG CORRESPONDENTS about Spain. It is now more than 20 years since the writer first came across the village in Spain, where he owns a house, & to which he has returned from time to time. He does not tell where it is as the inhabitants value their...

Poetry Net Changes by Dean Victor. The Rules Committee for the W.R.B.P.T.A.... announced this week the following rules...

Poetry Summer Poems by Lawrence Raab. This rain will stay with us all night...

Poetry Without Military Necessity by Carolyn Stoloff. coming across crossing by heart...