WOODSTOCK:THREE DAYS OF PEACE MUSIC AND LOVE:
(Guyana Graphic October 13, 1970)
The most talked about music festival in the world comes to Guyana on WOODSTOCK DAY. That’s at Metropole cinema Wednesday 14th at 4.30 and 8.30 P.M.CAST: Cast members appear as themselves and are listed in alphabetical order:

Joan Baez; Joe Cocker, Country Joe and the Fish; Crosby, Stills and Nash; Arlo Guthrie; Richie Havens; Jimi Hendrix; Santana; John Sebastian; Sha-Na-Na; Sly and the Family Stone; Ten years after; The Who
MOD FASHIONS by the House of Flair; ROCK EXHIBITION by the Dominators Combo: METROPOLE.

CAPACITY CROWD AT THE WOODSTOCK FILM
(Guyana Graphic October 14, 1970)
WOODSTOCK was shown for the first time in Guyana to a capacity crowd at the Metropole cinema Wednesday night.

This festival of song and music proclaiming the brotherhood of man is new for the local screen and it is perhaps for this reason that so many of our young people turned out.
The rock music and hippie gear appeared to be the main attractions for the evening.
A wide cross section of people many of them young people were dressed in the latest “mod-way out teenaged fashions” like hippies just like the cast of the show.
The question now being asked is if such a festival as Woodstock maybe on a smaller scale would be such a bad idea for Guyana.
There was one in Trinidad a week ago.

WHY NOT A HOUSEWIFE’S WAGE?
(Sunday Chronicle October 31, 1971)
Quite a lot has been spoken about women who dedicate their lives to their homes and families and quite a lot have not been spoken.

It seems grossly unfair that no one has so far come up with the idea to give a wage to those honorable females who stay at home.
Time and again the importance of the family unit has been stressed.
Politicians publicly advocate the importance of a strong family unit in the development of a country.
Priests stand on their pulpits and scream about much more holy a closely knit family is than a separated one.
In fact, society as a whole clamor for the strong and perfect home circle.
But how many people are prepared to take time off to achieve anything nearing family relationships.
And when a woman makes up her mind to remain at home and gives up all claim to an active working or social life , who remembers to reward her?
Who thinks of giving her a wage for the highly skilled job she is doing? No one.
No one has yet come up with the idea that a housewife may deserve something more than just thanks.
But they do you know.
For how many women do not completely disregard their homes for the greater part of the day while they build a career outside.
They pay scant attention to the fact that a child needs more than food, clothes and a good night kiss and uncaringly leave them to the administrations of some strange house maid.
And when the home and family begins to show signs of lack of care very few women would be broadminded enough to admit that the fault is their’s.
One woman was honest enough to tell me: “My son is a delinquent. On two occasions he was put on parole by a Magistrate but I think it is too late to be sorry.”
“You see I had the opportunity to stay at home but I chose a career. Now at the age of 45 I am a qualified librarian but I have lost the only child I ever had. I just can’t reach him.”
The excitement of her career is somewhat dampened now.
On the other hand had she remained at home she would have worked twice as hard with no personal emoluments.
There are those who say that personal satisfaction should be enough for the housewife, but is it?
Surely her zeal for her onerous chores would be strengthened if hubby was to put aside a special fund for her services rendered unstintingly.

TEENAGE ARTISTRY
(Daily Chronicle October 11, 1971)
Two teenaged school children will see their paintings exhibited on Guyana’s Christmas stamps this year.

Veronica Bassoo and Ronald Austin will also be awarded prizes for winning a Christmas Stamp competition for students.
Veronica of Dolphin Government School won first prize for painting “The Lord’s Prayer” while Ronald of Central High came second with his “Masquerade”.
They will receive their awards on November 15 next.

CATTLE SURVEY IN THE RUPUNUNI
(Guyana Graphic October 20th 1970)
The plans for development of livestock in the Rupununi Savannahs took a step forward recently when a U.S graduate in in ranch management MR. Terrence Arthur was posted to Lethem to conduct a survey of cattle in the Government ranches.
Mr. Arthur is working in collaboration with Mr. Tom Gordon of the Interior Department.
A report from the area said that work had already begun at Meritezero.

CHRISTMAS LOTTERY MAY TOP $20,000
(Daily Chronicle November 11, 1971)
The guaranteed first prize in the National Christmas Lottery is expected to exceed $20,000.

This was disclosed by an official of the Government Lottery Control Committee when commenting on the sale of lottery tickets.
He said that as at today’s date, an unusually large number of tickets had already been sold and if the sales continued the same way the guaranteed first prize would for the first time ever, top the $20,000 mark.
The Christmas Lottery is scheduled to be drawn on December 20 outside Bookers Universal Store.
Tickets are being sold at $1.00 each and quarters can be purchased at 25 cents each.
Clifford Stanley can be reached to discuss any of the foregoing articles at cliffantony@gmail.com or cell phone # 657 2043.