U. S. Journal REALLY, TRULY by Calvin Trillin. U.S. JOURNAL: SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA about the legend that swallows return to the Roman Catholic Mission there each year on Mar. 19, St. Joseph's Day. The mission is still a working church; it has been restored during this century, & much of the money has come from people who...

Profiles DOING SOMETHING by Winthrop Sargeant. PROFILE of black opera singer Shirley Verrett, the first dramatic coloratura mezzo-soprano to possess both beauty and acting ability. She has managed to span two vocal repertoires & to create a remarkable number of distinct personalities both vocally and dramatically--never more convincingly than when she sang both Cassandra...

Books Wright on Writing by John Updike.

The Talk of the Town The Great Span by Anthony Hiss. Talk story about luncheon reunion of 7 former secretaries to Justice Holmes on 40th anniversary of his death, the oldest of which was 83, the youngest 68. Tells who they were. Among them was Alger Hiss, his brother Donald Hiss, and distinguished tax and corporation lawyers. Conversation recalling his behavior...

On and Off the Avenue Feminine Fashions by Kennedy Fraser. FEMININE FASHIONS about the difference between concepts of fashion in France & in the U.S. Describes the rise of French pret-a-porter, discussing the work of such designers as Sonia Rykiel & Karl Lagerfeld...

Fiction Bluebell Meadow by Benedict Kiely. The story is the reminiscences of an Irish woman now married to an American and living in Detroit. It tell of the events in Northern Ireland 30 years ago. Lofty, a Protestant, and a young convent girl are involved in the subtle beginnings of a romantic relationship. How this is...

Around City Hall AROUND CITY HALL ARE YOU ENJOYING THIS? by Andy Logan. Mentioned. The jockeying among would-be candidates for mayor was heightened this year by the suggestion that former Mayor Robert Wagner might be amenable to a draft from the Republican and Liberal Parties. Few politicians feel free to stay away from the reviewing stand at the St. Patrick's Day parade...

The Race Track L'Escargot by G. F. T. Ryall. The ruling of N.Y. State Supreme Court Justice Martin Stecher against the power of officials appointed by the N.Y. Racing Association & the Jockey Club to suspend for infractions of the rules came as a stunner. Under this ruling, the stewards of a meeting are deprived of the most effective...

The Art World (The Art Galleries) Evidences of Surreality by Harold Rosenberg.

The Theatre Off Broadway by Edith Oliver.

Fiction Utopia of a Tired Man by Jorge Luis Borges. Eudoro Acevedo (born in 1897) an Argentinian writer & professor of literature finds himself wondering through Utopia, sometime in the future. Seeking shelter from the rain, Acevedo enters the house of a very tall man who calls himself Someone & only speaks Latin. After eating a very simple meal, the...

Musical Events A Tale of Two Cities by Andrew Porter.

The Sporting Scene SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET by Roger Angell. THE SPORTING SCENE about spending 10 days in March watching spring baseball training and exhibition games, in Florida and Arizona. Writer calls it sport for the joy of it. Tells about the games and the teams. He watched a Mets-Yankees game in Fort Lauderdale; the Mets won 3-0. Tells...

Comment by Jonathan Schell. Comment about the state of chaos in South Vietnam. The S. Vietnamese Army fled the enemy & then attacked the civilian population & each other. Americans tried to rescue some of the population. The president of an outfit called World Airways, Edward Daly - took it upon himself to fly into...

The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt.

Poetry Inventing The Toucan by Larry Levis. You sail placidly down the Orinoco in a white dress...

Poetry Rebecca, 14 by Jean Valentine. Squat, slant-eyed, speaking in phrase-book phrases, the...