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Show her brother and doing all their shopping and cooking. In India, she was also called upon to do a little acting. Nick and Chris were taking a short cut when they were stopped by Indian guards who waved them to an alternate route because the road ahead was under construction. The detour would mean going many miles out of the way. Nick was driving while Chris rode inside the van. Quickly, he went inside and alerted her. She tied a small pillow under her dress and, pretending to be pregnant, followed her brother outside. Nick waved his arms excitedly, pointing to Chris, and shouted hospital, baby! The guards nodded sympathetically and waved the young people through without further challenge. Mary was astonished to discover that American teen-ag- e dances have been exported to such places as Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Panang in Malaysia and Muang Phayao in Thailand. "Kids in Thailand twist like crazy and theyre good. Kids from Singapore to Istanbul know all about the Beatles and are just as mad about than as they are in Solon, Ohio. And theyre crazy about American folksinging, too." Below the surface, she found another side. "Seriously, young people in the Far East are Westernized not only in clothes, music and all the rest but in the' way they think. The students love and want to keep their old traditions, but at the same time they demand to be a part of the modern, world. We make a big misspace-ag- e take in America if we look upon those kids as backward. Theyre definitely not!" Global hitchhiker? From the young people Nick Charles metr he seems to think that global hitchhiking is going to be the trend of the future. The last generation, says Nick, used to hitch across the country. Ours will hitchhike around the world. In Afghan istan, Nick picked up a American and a 1 Japanese boy, traveling together after meeting in Malaysia and gave a e young Dutch couple an ride. In Iran, they met English newlyweds on a hitchhiking honeymoon to India and on to Australia. Today Nick Charles is back at Oberlin College in Ohio, Chris 800-mil- Charles is at Pomona College in California and Mary Bard is studying to be a teacher at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Are they through with travel? Hardly! Nick is eyeing South America, Chris prefers Alaska and Mary is ( the end reading about Mexico. , m s js 'f How your New York Life Agent can help you mind your own business no matter what it is! Are you the owner of an Independent business? Partner or president of a corporation? Whether you're a man who employs people or one of many Life insurance York New employees yourself can help you enjoy greater financial security. For example, more and more forward-lookin- g companies provide some form of group insurance to give employees added peace of mind, to help make the company a more desirable place to work. At the management level, life Insurance serves other ways. Special plans can attract and hold promising executives, or help a company pull through financially if a key man dies. In the case of partnerships or close corporations, a buy-se- ll agreement, funded through New York Life insurance, may even be the means of economic survival. in Your New York Life Agent has been specially trained to serve the needs of businesses as well' as families. In addition to his knowledge and experience, he offers a varied portfolio of life insurance plans. If you're the head of a household, the head of a business (or both), you ought to get acquainted with your New York Life AgenL A very good man to know. New York Life Insurance Company Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010 51 Life Insurance Group Insurance Health Insurance Pension Plans THIS Annuities WEEK Mogazin IMS 13 |