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	°                        cRaZy sounds                   °
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                             BOND Julian BOND
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	BONDSONG.SND  The JULIAN BOND theme song.

	   STARS.GIF  Two stars who could be in the
		      new JULIAN BOND movie; that is,
		      when and if Hollywood decides to make it.

	  AFRICA.GIF  Photo of two Rhinos.
	MANDRILL.GIF  Full face picture of a Mandrill monkey.

          TROPIC.GIF  Artwork of some critters    
            CRAB.GIF  you might encounter   
        TROPICS2.GIF  if you went scuba diving in    
	TROPICS3.GIF  Jamaica or Barbados.

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			     CUISINE A LA CARIBBEAN
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   STILL TRYING TO COOK PLANTAIN?
   If you haven't figured out how to cook plantain yet,
   you'd better go see the experts.   The closest ones to
   CAMBRIDGE, Mass are at:

   "THE SEAGRAPE TREE RESTAURANT"
    890 Massachusetts Ave
    Arlington, MA
    (617) 646-5999

    They cook their Plantain by deep frying it.  But you'd
    never be able to tell this by looking at their plantain.
    It's a golden color and tastes great!  It comes standard
    with their ENTREEs as does Corn Muffins, Festivals,
    Special rice & beans, and other assorted veggies.

    I got the CHEF SPECIAL that consisted of Codfish & Shrimp
    cooked in a special lemon sauce.   And I had ginger beer
    (which is non-alcoholic).  Both were superb.

    For the adventurous, they have an Entree that contains
    Queen Conch.  Conch is a shellfish of the Caribbean.

    The restaraunt looks very NON-Descript on the outside
    but on the inside it is clean and has a NOUVEAU look to it.
    The best new restaurant I've been to in a long time.
    It's a small cozy restaurant.  Great place to go to
    impress a date.

    In addition to the restaurant they also do Catering for
    Weddings and Parties.

    AND if you're planning on going to Jamaica, don't forget to
    ask them what the best sights are to see there.
    They are very friendly and are willing to inform you.

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			   WAS JAMES BOND JULIAN BOND?
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      I'm sure you've read that the James Bond Novels that
      IAN FLEMING wrote were based on his experiences as
      an agent and that he, Ian Fleming was James Bond.
      I agree that his books probably were partly his
      experiences, but I think that the James Bond character
      was really a single representation of several REAL life
      agents.   I'm sure the JAMES BOND in the Caribbean was
      NOT a white man.  I mean, be serious, a WHITE man spying
      in an area where the Majority of people are BLACK?!  That's not
      spying, that's called sticking out like a sore thumb.
      You'd be a sitting duck, not a spy.

      If you're interested, you can pick up a couple of
      James Bond novels for 2 for $1 at the BUILDING 19
      store in Burlington, MA.
      They've got the ones that were written with the
      Caribbean as a backdrop.  Ones like OCTOPUSSY
      and THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN.

      If Hollywood wakes up to this fact we will probably
      see someone like EDDIE MURPHY playing the part
      of JULIAN BOND.  And maybe WHITNEY HOUSTON will
      make a cameo appearance, who knows?

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                                  TENNIS ANYONE?
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    If you're looking for a different kind of Vacation
    be sure to check out the article "HEALTHY VACATIONS" on page 83
    of the JULY 1992 issue of BLACK ENTERPRISE MAGAZINE.

    For a subscription, write to:

    BLACK ENTERPRISE
    P.O. Box 3009
    Harlan, IA  51537-4100
    1-800-727-7777

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	                     NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
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    If you're looking for a MUSEUM where you can find out
    about the world, you can't beat this one:

    AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
    Cantral Park West at 79th Street
    New York, NY  10024

    They have a NATUREMAX theatre there.

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			        WORK YOUR WAY THERE
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     The BOSTON CENTER FOR ADULT EDUCATION has a course
     on how you can fly cheaply if you become an Airline Courier.
     Course code: TFLY    Cost is $41.  It's on page 24 of the
     BCAE APRIL THRU JUNE 1992 catalog.

     The Boston Center for Adult Education
     5 Commonwealth Avenue
     Boston, MA
     (617) 267-4430
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				 AMBASSADOR CABS
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   Another way to get overseas is to work for the PEACE CORPS
   or other similar agencies.

   Here's a book that covers many different agencies that need
   people to work overseas:

   "THE PEACE CORPS AND MORE
    114 WAYS TO WORK, STUDY, AND TRAVEL IN THE THIRD WORLD"
    by Medea Benjamin
    (Global Exchange; 1991)

    If your agency isn't listed in this book write to:

    THE PEACE CORPS & MORE
    % Global Exchange
    2141 Missions Street  #202
    San Francisco, CA 94110

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				SPORTS CAN BE A JOB 
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     See page 28 of the April 1992 issue of OLYMPIAN magazine.
     It talks about MICHAEL LOFTON who is a two-time Fencing Olympian.

     He went through the Olympic JOB OPPORTUNITIES program
     where he landed a JOB at Ernst & Young.
     Mr. LOFTON also helped to start the Peter Westbrook Foundation,
     an organization that teaches fencing to inner city youths for FREE
     while also addressing the difficulties of daily life.
     I'm sure that you can contact Mr. LOFTON via the OLYMPIAN magazine,
     if you are interested in finding out more.

     For a subscription write to:

     OLYMPIAN
     United States Olympic Committee
     U.S. Olympic Society
     Colorado Springs, CO 80977-1992

     What's also of interest in this magazine is that it says there
     are OLYMPIC TRADING CARDS out now.  This year is the Third series.
     These will probably be Collector's items.

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                            THIRSTY FOR THE ISLANDS?
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    Here's a good summer drink recipe:

    BANANA BATITA
    -------------
    Take half of a PEELED banana, one-and-one-half ounces of
    BANANA nectar, a half-ounce of milk and one scoop of
    crushed ice.  Place all the ingredients in a blender and
    purŠe until smooth and creamy.  Serve in a wine glass.

    From page 88 of BLACK ENTERPRISE magazine.

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			         REALLY COOK'N
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     CREOLE AND ARCADIAN
     by Peter S. Feibleman
     [American Cooking Series]
     (Time-Life Books; New York; 1971)
     Chapter 2 on page 33 "COMING OF AGE IN LOUISIANA"

     AFRICAN COOKING
     by Laurens van der Post
     (Time-Life; New York; 1970)

     In West Africa some people use plantains to make PLANTAIN FUFU.
     Plantain Fufu is a mixture of plantains and peanuts that is
     used to make cakes, meringues, tarts & syrups.
     Here's a different recipe for plantains from page 86 of the
     AFRICAN COOKING book above:

     FRIED PLANTAIN CUBES
     --------------------
       2 medium-sized firm ripe plantains
     1/2 tsp ground ginger
     1/4 tsp ground hot red pepper
       1 tsp salt
       1 cup peanut oil

       PEEL the plantains and cut them in half lengthwise.
       SCOOP out the seeds by running the tip of a teaspoon
       down the center of each half, then cut the plantain
       into 1/2-inch cubes.  MIX the ginger, red pepper,
       and salt in a bowl, drop in the plantain, and turn
       the cubes about with a spoon until they are evenly
       coated with the seasonings.
       In a heavy 10 to 12 inch skillet, heat the oil over
       moderate heat (NOT for kids!!!) until a light haze
       forms above it.  FRY the plantain in the hot oil
       in two or three batches, turning the cubes gently
       with a slotted spoon, for about 5 to 8 minutes,
       or until they are browned on all sides.
       As they brown, transfer the cubes to paper towels
       to drain.
       SERVE the fried plantain while it is still warm,
       or at room temperature if you prefer.

       Here's a handy sauce mix if you're cooking something
       fancy:

       HOLLANDAISE SAUCE MIX
       McCormick & Co
       Baltimore, Maryland  21202

       It says on the package that you can also make
       ALMOST BERNAISE SAUCE with this.


       Here's a recipe from West Africa:

       SENEGALESE CHILLED CREAM OF CHICKEN SOUP
       ----------------------------------------
       5 cups of chicken stock             salt
       3 raw yolks                         pinch of cayenne pepper
       1 cup of double cream               1/2 cooked breast of chicken
       2 tsp garam-masala                    2 tbsp finey chopped parsley

       Scald the stock and pour into the top of a double boiler.
       Keep over simmering water.
       Beat the eggs with cream, garam-masala, salt
       and cayenne pepper and add to stock.
       Simmer, stirring until the soup thickens.
       Remove from heat, check seasoning, cool and chill.
       Dice breast of chicken and stir into the soup.
       Spoon into chilled cups, sprinkle with parsley and serve.
       This soup is sometimes garnished with unpeeled diced
       red apple.


       To make GARAM-MASALA  ingredient for above:
	       ------------
	       1/2 cup coriander seeds
	       1/2 cup black peppercorns
	         6 tbsp caraway seeds
	         6 tsp cloves
	        20 peeled cardamon seeds
		 2 tbsp ground cinnamon

		 MIX all ingredients and GRIND up
		 using a Mortar and Pestle.
		 Store in a jar with a tight fitting lid.

		 Both from the book:

		 THE WORLD BOOK OF SOUPS
		 by Nina Froud
		 (Ballantine Books; New York; 1972)
		 The Senegalese recipe from page 138.
		 The Garam-masala recipe from page 179.
		 I believe that double cream
		 means Heavy Cream, but I could find no
		 definition for it in this cookbook.

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                                NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
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     AFTER RHODESIA, ZIMBABWE - page 616 November 1981
     RETURN TO UGANDA - page 73 July 1980
     KENYA SAYS "HARAMBEE!" - page 151 February 1969
     (Harambee is Swahili for "Let us pull together".)

     LOS ANGELES: CITY IN SEARCH OF ITSELF - page 26 January 1979
     THE ZULUS: BLACK NATION IN A LAND OF APARTHEID - page 738 Dec 1971
     MOZAMBIQUE, LAND OF THE GOOD PEOPLE - page 197 August 1964
     NEW ORLEANS AND HER RIVER - page 151 February 1971
     OUR NATIONAL PARKS - July 1979
     HAITI BEYOND MOUNTAINS MORE MOUNTAINS - page 70 January 1976
     TO LIVE IN HARLEM - page 178 February 1977
     MADAGASCAR ISLAND AT THE END OF THE EARTH - page 443 October 1967
     AMBASSADORS OF GOODWILL, THE PEACE CORPS - September 1964

     There's also an article that talks about how Bushman Art covers
     a good portion of Africa, but my magazine for that month
     vanished.

     AND National Geographic has educational VIDEODISCs of
     African Wildlife and more.  For a free Educational
     Technology Catalog write to:

     NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
     EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
     P.O. Box 98018
     Washington, D.C.  20090
     1-800-368-2728 (call weekdays 8 AM to 4 pm (EST))
		      In Maryland call: 1-301-921-1330

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			       TICKLING THE IVORIES
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    Here's an unusal collection of Scott Joplin music on CD:
    SCOTT JOPLIN PIANO WORKS
    by Dick Hyman
    (RCA Victor; 1988; 7993-2-RG)

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			          DREAM WEAVER
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    ELLA FITZGERALD SONGBOOKS (audio) are available from:

    SIGNALS
    P.O. Box 64428
    St. Paul, Minnesota  55164-0428

    SIGNALS is the magazine for Public Television and the
    songbooks are on page 27.

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	    "Love YOU all my Lifetime"
		      - CHAKA KHAN
			from her CD 'THE WOMAN I AM'
			(Warner Bros; 1992; 9 26296-2)

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			   THE LADY'S IN LOVE WITH YOU
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   When I was a kid I played the Trombone in school,
   even though I was a Rock and Roll addict.
   My folks somehow learned of a good music school called
   the Arlington Academy of Music in Arlington, Mass.
   (Which is NO longer there as it burnt to the ground long
   ago).
   And eventually taking lessons at that academy led to
   a chance to play in the Arlington CONTINENTALS.
   The CONTINENTALS YOUTH DANCE BAND played BIG BAND music.
   We did have ONE electric guitar player but he only
   played Bass guitar.  It was a good band.  Everyone
   was around 12 to 16 years old.  We played for
   Senior Citizens groups, and out at the Salem Willows Park
   in Salem, Mass, and in V.F.W. Halls for Big Band dances.
   We cut a 45 rpm record (a vanity record, and also to
   try to raise some money for the band).
   The best thing about this was we landed a gig as the opening
   band at The Boston Globe Jazz Festival back in 1967.
   And the best thing about this was we got to listen to
   the grownups play JAZZ after us for free.   That was the
   first time I was ever EXPOSED to Oscar Peterson, Thelonius Monk,
   and SARA VAUGHN.

   Have you heard the CD set of Sara Vaugh entitled:

   "SASSY SWINGS THE TIVOLI (complete version) July 18 -21, 1963
    Sara Vaughn records LIVE at the Famous Tivoli in Copenhagen"
    (Emarcy; 1987; 832 788-2)   She's a knockout.

    They loved her in Denmark.

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			         TIVOLI GARDENS
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   If you don't know what TIVOLI is it stands for
   TIVOLI Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark.
   It is a pleasure park in the heart of the city that is
   a combination Flower Park, Amusement Park, and Music Park.
   They have free fire works three nights a week.
   Day time and Night time are two different worlds there.
   It has a mouse circus where it used to have a flea circus.
   It has a Pantomime theater.  Oriental pagodas lined
   with multitudes of colored lights.
   And the park has the BEST Music Hall (acoustically)
   in Denmark.
   The day June 21st is supposed to be a special day to
   be there each year.  I can't remember the reason but
   I think it marks the beginning of summer.

   There's a Danish Import store in Concord, New Hampshire
   where you can get Danish items or travel books like:
   BERLITZ TRAVEL GUIDE - COPENHAGEN
   (Berlitz; Lausanne, Switzerland; 1988)

   And if you travel further up into New Hampshire,
   up to North Conway, New Hampshire;  you'll
   find a Danish Factory Outlet store named Dansk.
   Actually Dansk doesn't have a true factory.
   They really get there goods from Home Factories,
   or some such, in Denmark.

   DANSK FACTORY OUTLET
   Route 16  (1 mile north of Route 302 east, directly on Route 16)
   North Conway, NH
   (603) 356-3493
   Excellent place to pick up wedding gifts.

   For local art in New Hampshire be sure to pick up:
   THE VISUAL ARTS MAP
   published by the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen
   I believe that you can pick up copies of this map/pamphlet
   at the KELLERHAUS near Weir's Beach (Lake Winnepasaukee)
   in New Hampshire.  They also import gifts from Europe
   and they have an ICE CREAM shop (make your own sundae
   with many toppings) and a candy shop (they have the
   best chocolate covered cherries I've ever had).

   If you're going to Winnepasuakee you might want to
   glance through the book:
   THE WHOLE OCEAN CATALOG
   edited by Craig Lockwood
   (The Body Press; Tucson, Arizona; 1986)

   Here's a good book about product designs:
   THE CONRAN DIRECTORY OF DESIGN
   (Villard Books; New York; 1985)

   And a neat one on Viennese designs:
   VIENNESE DESIGN AND THE WIENER WERKSTATTE
   by Jane Kallir
   (George Braziller; New York; 1986)
   From the Galerie St. Etienne in New York City.
   If you ever get a chance to visit this gallery,
   call ahead to make sure they have a GOOD exhibit.
   Sometimes they have BIZARRE stuff on display.
   The whole building is like a vertical street
   of artist's galleries.

   The Galerie St. Etienne
   24 West 57th Street
   New York; NY 10019

   The Galerie also recommended the book:
   AUSTRIA'S EXPRESSIONISM
   also by Jane Kallir,
   as it contains a history of the gallery,
   which traces back to before World War Two.

   And they recommended the Austrian restaurant ECLAIR
   on 72nd street (between Broadway & Columbus Avenue).

   Here's an interesting book that contains recipes
   smuggled out of Austria during World War Two:
   THE VIENNESE PASTRY COOKBOOK
   by Lilly Joss Reich
   (Collier Books; New York; 1970)

   The Viennese make some of the best pastries in the world.
   In Cambridge, MA there is a bakery called the
   BLACKSMITH SHOP where you can buy Viennese cakes and pastries.
   Originally this bakery was called the Window Shop.
   And it also dates back.  HENRY KISSINGER is rumored to
   have worked in the Window Shop bakery as a student.

   Another place to get Viennese (and other nationality) pastries
   in the Boston area is:
   DAVID BERGER LIMITED
   fine european cakes
   291 Salem Street
   Medford, MA 02155

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			         BETTER THAN ANYTHING
			-----------------------------------

   Did you catch the show STREET STORIES on Thursday
   June 18, 1992 at 9 PM?

   That's the show on CBS that's hosted by the star reporter
   Mr. ED BRADLEE of "60 Minutes" TV Show fame.

   ED BRADLEE interviewed MIKE TYSON about his rape trial
   and what happened during the day & night of the alleged
   rape of DESIREE WASHINGTON.   DESIREE WASHINGTON declined
   to be interviewed by ED BRADLEE !!!   But she has given
   her side on TV before (but I missed it).

   What was most interesting was that MIKE TYSON'S new lawyer,
   Lawyer & PROFESSOR DERSHOWITZ (who is also author of
   a book entitled "CHUTZPAH") was very sure that he could get
   an acquittal for MIKE TYSON because there were alot of
   errors in procedure in MIKE'S trial.    An acquittal is where
   the JUDGE (in this case) finds MIKE TYSON not guilty of the
   crime as charged.   I found Professor Dershowitz very easy
   to understand.  His points were clear.

   The person I had difficulty understanding was MIKE TYSON.
   But the one thing that was CLEAR was that,
   at the end of the ED BRADLEE's interview with him,
   was that MIKE TYSON not only seemed convinced he would
   not be granted an appeal, but that if he was proven
   innocent on appeal, that he would GIVE UP boxing !!!!

   That is what it sounded like MIKE TYSON said!

   Alot of things don't make sense AND
   I do not have alot of information to draw from,
   but it sure sounds like MIKE TYSON has GIVEN UP on BOXING!!
   Even IF that great LEGAL FIGHTER Professor DERSHOWITZ
   manages to prove him innocent on appeal!

   You figure it out.

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			         BETTER THAN ANYTHING
			-----------------------------------
				    by Tuck & Patti

    Here are some books, some have short stories,
    some are novels:

    BLACK GODS GREEN ISLANDS
    folk tales of the caribbean
    by Geoffrey Holder & Jerry Schatzberg
    (Doubleday; Garden City; New York; 1959)

    THE PEOPLE COULD FLY
    American Black Folk Tales
    told by Virginia Hamilton
    (Alfred A. Knopf; New York; 1981)

    HOW TO UNDERSTAND ISLAM
    by Jacques Jamier
    (Crossroad; New York; 1989)

    A FEAST OF HISTORY
    by Chaim Raphael
    (Simon & Schuster; New York; 1972)

    TALES OF YORUBA, GIDS, & HEROES
    myths, legends, & heroic tales of the Yoruba people of West Africa
    by Harold Courlander
    (Crown Pubs; New York; 1973)

    THE CD ROCK & ROLL LIBRARY BOOK
    30 years of Rock & Roll
    by Bill Shapiro
    (Universal Press Syndicate; Kansas City, Missouri; 1988)
    This book also mentions some reggae music on page 115.
    I got this book and a bunch of these books in the
    BARGAIN book bin at the Harvard Coop in Cambridge, Mass.

    BLACK ALBINO
    by Namba Roy
    (Longman Caribbean Writers House; Essex, England; 1961)

    THE STILLBORN
    by Zaynab Alkali
    (Longman African classic; England; 1988)

    OLD STORY TIME AND SMILE ORANGE
    by Trevor Rhone
    (Longman classic; Kingston, Jamaica; 1981)
    "The great story-teller who makes the words sing".
	 - THE LONDON TIMES

    DOUBLE YOKE
    by Buchi Emecheta
    (George Braziller; New York;1983)
    This is set on the campus of a NIGERIAN University.
    Two students confront the dual demands of
    tradition and modernity.

    CIVIL RIGHTS
    the 1960s Freedom Struggle
    by Rhoda Lois Blumberg
    (Twayne Pubs; Boston, Mass; 1984)


   TUCK & PATTI/TEARS OF JOY/(Windham Hill; 1989; WH-0111)
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                        A MIND IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE
			-----------------------------------

 PLEASE DO NOT SEND ME MONEY  PLEASE SEND IT INSTEAD TO:
 ---------------------------
    United Negro College Fund          [**] from page 288
    500 East 62nd Street
    New York, NY 10021
    (800) 331-2244
    also:
    (212) 326-1100
    (212) 644-9600

    This is the Largest BLACK Fundraising organization in the Nation,
    formed in 1944 to assist historically black colleges & universities
    to raise funds from the public.

    LITTLE KNOWN FACTS:
    President George Bush served as a UNCF volunteer in 1948.

    I was originally going to donate the money to a
    BLACK AFRICAN AMERICAN COLLEGE FUND at Harvard or University
    of Massachusetts or Boston University or Northeastern University
    but it makes more sense to have it accessible by ALL Black African
    Americans.   I'm sure that if their CUP runeth over they will
    contribute to other BLACK AFRICAN AMERICAN charities.

    If you don't want to contribute there (I can't change you)
    then you might want to contribute to the UNITED WAY which
    contributes to alot of TRUE charities (the United Way was
    at one time known as THE COMMUNITY CHEST, like in the
    game Monopoly).    If not the United Way, then here's a
    good book of TRUE charities that you might be interested in donating to:

  [**]  "A GUIDE FOR GIVING
	 250 Charities & how they use YOUR money."
	 by Howard Gershen
	 (Pantheon Books; New York; 1990)
  
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