Aviation High School - Talon Yearbook (Redondo Beach, CA)

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Entertainment and sports are universal . 99 Auctioning of box lunches and cries of swing your partner round and round are not heard ery often today. The one-time church sponsored activi- ties are giving way to the psychedeHc splendor of teenage discotheques. Ice cream socials have melt- ed away to pri ate parties with bands, two dollars a couple. There was little for the miners of the Old West to do after they put in a full day ' s hard work ex- cept to drink and gamble. Today new, civic-spir- ited groups have been formed to satisfy man ' s gre- garious nature. Social clubs provide fun and re- laxation from the pressures of everyday life. Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass reflect the renewed popularity of Spanish music. Television programs bring the viewer back to the period dur- ing which the West was won. Amusement parks such as Disneyland and Knott ' s Berry Farm en- able people to relive a day in an old western at- mosphere. Sports also provide enjo ment for people of all ages. In the supersonic age, large crowds still come to see men perform on horses in the rodeo, becau.se it provides a tcm]jorary esca])e from real- ity. Entertainment and sports are universal, but the men and wf)men of todav ' s West still can find en- joyment based 1)11 their (iwii proud heritag e.

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