Animal of the Day!
Wrinkle-faced Bat (Centurio senex)
(Photo by M. Tscapka)
Conservation Status- Least Concern
Habitat- Central America
Size (Weight/Length)- 25 g; 65 mm
Diet- Fruits
Cool Facts- Yes, that really is what they look like. The wrinkle-faced bat is made to eat fruit. Their skull is flattened, unlike most species of fruit eating bats, and their jaw force is very strong. In fact, the wrinkle-faced bat has the strongest bite force of any leaf-nosed bat. This allows for the bat to target harder fruits when soft ones are unavailable, helping them to outcompete other bats. During the mating seasons, males gather in massive leks to compete for females. The smelliest male often attracts the most females as a sign of good health. In addition, males have unique flaps of skin under their chin that they can fold over their face to form a mask that drives the ladies wild.
Rating- 12/10 (Can’t tell if they’re ugly or cute.)
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On July 25, 1968, the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam applied for a permit for an anti-war demonstration in Chicago, to take place at the same time as the Democratic National Convention.
Record Group 21: Records of District Courts of the United States
Series: Criminal Case Files
File Unit: United States v Dellinger, et al.
Transcription:
[handwritten] Exhibit A
CITY OF CHICAGO
DEPARTMENT OF STREETS AND SANITATION
APPLICATION ONLY - NOT A PERMIT
Application No. ____
Date [handwritten] July 25, 1968
APPLICATION FOR PERMIT - SPECIAL EVENT USING THE PUBLIC WAY
(For explanations - see reverse side)
IT IS REQUIRED THAT THIS APPLICATION BE MADE AT LEAST 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE EVENT
Application is hereby made for Permit to use public way as hereinafter described at location herein designated.
1. To be issued to: Name [handwritten] National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam
Address [handwritten] Room 315 407 S. Dearborn Chicago Illinois
2. Name and Telephone Number of Person to Contact [handwritten] Rennie Davis 939-2666
3. Type of Activity (check one) _X_ Parade ___Motorcade ___Assembly ___ Other (describe)
4. Inclusive dates and times of activity [handwritten] August 28, 1968 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
5. Description of activity - if Parade give: (a) Assembly Area; (b) Exact Route; (c) Disbanding Area -
(d) Estimate of number of vehicles, marchers, etc., that will participate.
[handwritten] (a) Wacker Drive State St on the East Wacker Drive on the West; (b) State Street
[handwritten] South to Jackson Blvd. East to Columbus Drive. South to
[handwritten] Grant Park bandshell (c) Grant Park Band Shell (d) 150,000
[handwritten] marchers
NOTE: This application will be considered by the Parade Board at its next regular meeting. You will
be notified by mail as to date, time, and place, if it is deemed necessary that a
representative of your organization be present.
By [signed] Rennard Davis Title [handwritten] Project Director National Mobili
Autorized representative (Signature)
Mail to: Department of Streets and Sanitation - Att'n: Chairman Parade Board
Room 707 - City Hall, Chicago 2, Illinois
THIS SPACE BELOW IS FOR USE BY THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Approved/Disapproved by Dept. of Streets and Sanitation
Approved/Disapproved by Dept. of Police
Approved/Disapproved by Chicago Transit Authority
Approved/Disapproved by Chicago Park District
Approved by Commissioner of Streets and Sanitation
Noted - Board of Underground
(Amendments and Changes by the Parade Board will be noted on Reverse Side.)
[handwritten] A
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Variety of July 25, 1956. Their divorce. But from what is written here it would seem like a purely professional divorce. We are talking about a friendship that is still intact and I repeat this is dated July 1956! Variety mentioned them in all their last performances before the breakup, they worked a lot in that period. BUT THERE IS NO ARTICLE, NO JOURNAL ABOUT THEIR LATEST SHOW. I will share all the screens gradually but from what I read Variety in 1956 talks about "divorce" not a feud. That was all in the gossip magazines.
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Animal of the Day!
Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)
(Photo by Alan Atkinson)
Conservation Status- Least Concern
Habitat- Central America; South America
Size (Weight/Length)- 1.2 kg; 85 cm
Diet- Fish; Squid
Cool Facts- The brown booby is the most numerous species of booby. Living in small flocks, boobies spend the majority of their lives hunting along the coasts of Central and South America. Brown boobies use any item they can find to create nests, often incorporating plastic over seaweed. Massive nesting colonies fight for nesting space where each female lays two eggs. Of the two, only one chick survives with the chick that hatches second only surviving if the first dies. While not monogamous, booby pairs will stay together for a few years and raise several chicks before parting. Being heavy bodied, brown boobies use wind to take off from the ground.
Rating- 12/10 (Wears a permanent tuxedo.)
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