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by sal mcintire

WHO'S ARTY?

Over a period of 6 years, psychologists at the Berkeley campus of UC, under a grant by Carnegie Corporation, studied some 600 persons noted for creativity, and in an article in the 2-10-62 SATURDAY REVIEW, "What Makes A Person Creative?", Dr. Donald MacKinnon gives the results. Pertinent to us is their finding that the men group did not give evidence of increased homosexual interests experiences.

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This backs up what some have long claimed-that the average homesexual is different from the average heterosexual in only one respect-preferring a sexual partner of the same sex. And as far as artistic creators go, it sure backs up our 10-year experience here at ONE. As our overworked Art Director, Eve Elloree, has been screaming, "Where are all these artistic queens I've been hearing about for years?"

REALLY PUTTING THE BASKET BACK IN BASKETBALL

Seems like the 25-boy basketball team of Muncie High School in Indiana last January was returning home in their bus one night in a wild celebrating spirit after winning a game against another school. Rumors started flying that the celebrating had included 4 of the varsity players "abusing" 7 of the younger reserve players, and the furor really got going after the father of one of the abused players complained publicly. School officials tried to hush it all up, saying it was an "internal" affair, and that 4 varsity players had been suspended, but the newspapers kept at it, hinting like mad. Finally none other than the Indiana State Police stepped in and after some questioning said it was established that the youths were beaten and "forced to remove their trousers for indecent acts of degeneracy."

The last word we had of it, the ruckus had bogged down into a

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