they tinderbox that is Cyprus threatens
to erupt into a full-scale war Greek
students demonstrate against British and
u.s. proposals that a force of NATO
troops help maintain a truce on the
island until differences between Greeks
and Turks can be resolved they demand
that the United Nations take control as
requested by their President Archbishop
Makarios
the Western powers are leery of a UN
forceful that would give the Russians a
voice
two bombs were thrown at the US Embassy
as terrorists sought to back their
demands with violence one u.s. Marine
was injured and damage was extensive
other bombs were directed at British
headquarters while elsewhere scores of
Cypriots were murdered by Greek and
Turkish extremists since independence in
1916 there has been an uneasy peace now
the island verges on full-scale war the
United States ordered the evacuation of
1300 Americans from the island as
Britain Turkey Greece and the u.s.
sought some way to smother the flames of
violence that might flare into
international conflict
there are rumors around that this is
Britain's revenge for the Boston Tea
Party 3000 screaming teenagers are at
New York's Kennedy Airport to greet you
guessed it the Beatles this rock and
roll group has taken over as the
kingpins of musical appreciation among
the younger elevate some music critics
call their harmony unmistakably diatonic
while they say it's penned the atomic
parents say it's just plain pandemonium
their first meeting with the American
press brings forth an interview laced
with quips
and humor - with a gross of 17 million
dollars last year New York City cops are
hard pressed protecting the Beatles at
their hotel on every side there is hero
worship that recalls the heydays of
Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra with one
Beatle bedded with a sore throat three
of the quartet taken airing in Central
Park there was absolutely no truth to
the rumor that the zoo's laughing hyena
was driven underground
Loren's is one big earthquake or
mirthquake of Mary McKee as the entire
city turns out for the annual Mardi Gras
celebration this is the last the all-out
up lower that precedes the 40 days of
Lent
each year they tradition the belongs to
New Orleans
a night the parade's passed through the
city streets they have a problem to
squeeze in all of the celebrations that
mark the days before left from pretty
girls by the score to grotesque floats
there's something to tickle everyone's
fancy so all relax and have your fancy
tickler
waters was established by the French in
1718 and since its founding has been a
city of fun birthplace of jazz good food
and toucan candy the town became
internationally famous when it began to
whooping up on Mardi Gras the mythical
kings and queens of the carnival and
their merry cruise have a right royal
time alright way down yonder in New
Orleans
a picture of four men on their way to a
stunning Olympic upset the Canadian
four-man bobsled team on their fourth
and final run brings Canada its first
Olympic gold medal wearers of the Maple
Leaf thundered down the course to win by
a fraction of a one-second Dennis the
United States slalom team that mounts
the surprise they were given little
chance in the downhill test until Jimmy
juega of California came dancing through
the gates his fast final run assured him
of third place
then the crowd really took notice when
Billy kid of stole Vermont
came flashing down the slope his
performance was so brilliant that he
placed third in the combined Alpine
standing while he takes second place
here
and here's the gold medal run of the
winner Joseph Stiegler of Austria he was
pushed by the two Americans to put on a
breathless performance Steiger almost
didn't make the team it was only public
pressure to forced Austria to place him
in this event Kidd Steeler and Vega the
silver and bronze are Uncle Sam's first
medals in Olympic alpine skiing
competition men French kneeled over of
Germany pirouettes his way to the men's
figure skating championship in both
compulsory and freestyle he puts on a
performance that had the spectators
breath
shield offer upset the favorite Elaine
come out of France who had quick
recoveries from slips to stay in the
running gamma is the world champion and
some say he went into the games overly
confident
all in all he had three slicks and when
he was rated in second place the judges
were treated to a round of booing from
the crowd 1876 points he winds up 40
points behind champions meldova then
comes Scott Allen of smoke rise New
Jersey who skates right into the hearts
of the crowd as he captures a bronze
medal for Uncle Sam only 14 years old
Scott puts on a scintillating
performance and misses are on second
place by less than three points his
flashing blades bring renewed prestige
to the US Olympic team