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The Thoughts That Count

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Tell Us Your Story! • Your true tales are the heart of this magazine, so dust off that photo album, high school yearbook or vacation diary.

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SOMETHING IN THE AIR

1972 COMIX, MUNCHKINS AND VEGGIE BURGER

TRIVIAL PURSUITS

GLITTER ROCK

Richard Roundtree Born 1942 • Just as Shaft (1971) revolutionized film, Richard Roundtree’s role as John Shaft changed his life forever. It was the first Black action film and he was its hero—the smartest, toughest, coolest private eye in a sweet leather package. The franchise’s first sequel, Shaft’s Big Score, sealed the deal in 1972. Roundtree went on to more film, TV and stage roles, sharing credits with Laurence Olivier, Clint Eastwood, Peter O’Toole, Samuel L. Jackson, Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt, among others.

WARM SMILES

LIFE ON EAST FOURTH STREET • Winter and summer, kids play games—and sometimes watch out for the truant officer.

These Shoes Are Made for Standing Around

PUSHING LITTLE SIS AROUND

CITY DOG TO FARM DOG

ON THE ROAD WITH DAD • She had a long wait for a hamburger.

NEW CITIZEN SOLDIER • Military service was a fast track to a change in national status.

DRIVE-IN MEETUP • It took a year—and a lucky connection—to say hi.

WHAT IF WE TRIED THIS? • FOR EVERY FLASH OF BRILLIANCE, THERE IS A CORRESPONDING FIZZLE OF IDIOCY. WE HONOR BOTH IN THIS TRIBUTE TO THE SPIRIT OF INVENTION, WITH TEXT EXCERPTS FROM BRAINSTORMS AND MINDFARTS

COIN SLOT JUNKIES • PINBALL FLIPOUT Pop hands out nickels, and she conquers the playfield.

From Pinball Pings to Electronic Pong • Pong breathed new life into arcades in the early 1970s, until the home version debuted in ’75. The game grew out of a series of advances that began in the 1950s.

CHASING NORTH STAR • In the search for a game, Dad and son make a big discovery.

VIEW OF LAND

LIFE IN PICTURES, IN AN INSTANT • 50 years ago, Polaroid’s new camera changed our view.

POLAROID SNAPSHOT • The company began by setting trends, but then trailed in the shift to digital images.

TIME MARCHES ON • Clocks ring in the New Year.

EXCLUSIVE WITH ELLA FITZGERALD • Meeting with famous personality has a bumpy start.

ELLA FITZGERALD 1917-1996

OLD CRAFT FOR A NEW LAND • Recent immigrant warms up her knitting skills to brave a Canadian winter.

FOCUS ON: COWICHAN SWEATER

FUN FOR BABY

LOOK WHAT THE STORK BROUGHT • Vintage birth announcements and greeting cards celebrate the new arrival.

HONEY, THERE’S ONE MORE THING • Car arrives in “original condition.”

CLASSIC CLUES

NEW ENGLAND TO OLD MEXICO • On long route, wide shoulders make the going easier.

WEST COAST FLING • Her heart was in the city all along.