Wartime Loving

Last week the greatly grumbled-at East and West Coast dimout was making at least a few people happy. Things were so dark in Manhattan that young couples didn't have to go to the movies any more to do their necking--doorways on Fifth Avenue were dark enough.

When Santa Monica, Calif, officials told an amusement-park operator to dim his lights, he was unperturbed. Said he: "We'll have dimout rides now and I believe the young folks will like that." This was no news to Coney Island, for the past month dimmed beyond recognition. "Coney Island," said a cop, "is just one big tunnel of love."

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