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The article focuses on Allyn Richardson, a jobless and homeless man known as Grandpa Woodstock in New York, on topics dealing with his imprisonment for drug charges, his tricycle which serves as a traveling ark and hitchhiking activity with his cart going to Arizona.

An excerpt from an interview with filmmaker and director John Waters who discusses the lessons he learned from hitchhiking, the type of hitchhiker, and one being scared on stepping into one of the cars during his hitchhiking is presented.

The article focuses on the impact of the loss of Sherri Mandell's second son to her life after being recovered from the death of his first son Koby Mandell who was bludgeoned to death while hitchhiking in a Byzantine cave in West Bank and mentions the development of the Koby Mandell Foundation.

The article reports on the abductions of three Israeli teenagers by Palestinian militants which has strirred debate on the Jewish settlers' conduct in the West Bank, especially what many consider the hitchhiking cavalier practice, and the price that has paid by Israel to redeem its captives.

The article focuses on hitchhiking, which is suggested by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg after the Hurricane Sandy. It states that hitchhiking is a common practice of people in all walks in life before the Second World War, such as Hollywood films and sport magazine illustration. It says that in late 1950, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) mentions that hitchhikers might be criminals and can be one factor of crime in New York in 1974.

An article on Monday about a Pennsylvania man who says he went AWOL from the United States Air Force in 1984 and hitchhiked from his base in Germany to Sweden misstated, in some editions, the status of the extradition policies between Sweden and the United States. While Sweden has an extradition treaty with the United States, it does not cover military or political offenses. It is not the case that Sweden has no extradition treaty with the United States. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

An advisory to readers who may be driving on this Memorial Day weekend: If, as you travel the nation's highways, you spot a hitchhiker with a wiry build, a pencil mustache and a mischievous look in his eyes, you might not wish to pick him up. Unless, of course, you are certain it is the cult filmmaker John Waters, thumbing his way across the country in search of material for a new book. This is not as improbable as it might sound. In recent days an indie-rock band from Brooklyn, a married couple from Illinois and a young lawmaker from Maryland have all reported unexpected road encounters with Mr. Waters, the 66-year-old writer and director of such willfully trashy movies as ''Desperate Living,'' ''Polyester'' and ''Hairspray.'' [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

To the Editor: Matt Gross's Frugal Traveler column ''Expert Tips on Hitchhiking the Planet'' (Aug. 9) brought back fond memories of my hitchhiking days in the late '60s to mid-'70s. I started while in uniform, and despite the negative attitude toward the military, the hitching was excellent. Upon discharge, I headed off to what became a four-year journey hitchhiking through parts of Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and 9,000 miles in Africa. The rewards far outstripped the risks. Hitching seems riskier now. Perhaps it's just aging, but I don't think so. David Vollenweider Dryden, N.Y. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

I NEVER thought much about the Hudson River. It was merely that watery western terminus of Manhattan streets; a place where bodies sometimes floated up and jetliners crashed safely; that thing you had to cross to get to New Jersey. But one recent Saturday, something happened to make me rethink the river: I tasted it. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

EVEN among frugal travelers, hitchhiking remains a controversial topic. To some, sticking your thumb out is an invitation to robbery, assault or worse. For others (including myself), it offers the possibility not just of a free ride but of connecting with locals and foreign cultures. Risky, sure, but worth the gamble. For 32-year-old Ben Bachelder, that risk is a way of life. Since graduating from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2000, he has thumbed it in 35 countries and six continents including Antarctica, where he kept the heaters running at the large McMurdo Station (no small challenge). Along the way, he began contributing to Digihitch.com, an online forum for hitchhikers, and became one of the site's featured writers and its ''most well-rounded hitchhiker,'' according to Digihitch's founder, Morgan Strub. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

TAKING A BREATHER ON PRACA DO COMERCIO, APRIL 4, 2008 Joanna Beaufoy, 19, with her friend Thomas Petit, 20, both students at Cambridge University, toward the end of their five-day hitchhiking trip from Paris to Lisbon. ''We actually came up with the idea after a few drinks. In English university there's something called 'Jailbreak,' where you have to get as far as you can in a week and back, without spending any money, for charity. I was living in Paris over the holidays so we started there. I wanted to stand outside the Arc de Triomphe -- I thought it would be hilarious to stand there dressed as a hitchhiker. That didn't work, so we walked down the Champs Elysees, and then a man stopped and took us on our first hitch. I think we took 27 lifts, 9 of which were in big lorries. The whole trip was all these random experiences, meeting so many different people who were all really kind to us. We didn't have any aggressive remarks, unpleasant experiences. It all went off completely without a hitch.'' As told to Austin Considine [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article presents the author's experience of offering lift to a 92-year-old female hitchhiker on his way to home. The author explains how he offered lift to the old lady and requested her to drop at her home. The author describes that the old lady asked him to drop her at a drugstore and not to call police. The author states how he compared the old lady to her own mother.

Features the life of the author while hitchhiking.

Offers opinion on how hitchhiking has changed the way of traveling.

Examines how Hamptonites, those who live or vacation in the Hamptons, New York, often hitchhike or pick up hitchikers. The quaintness associated to someone hitchhiking in the Hamptons; Danger involved in hitchhiking; A one-day chronicle of the author hitchhiking in the Hamptons.

Refers to an article on page 29 (Reflections on an African journey), concerning the author's three month journey from Cape Town, South Africa, across the continent by hitchhiking. Her attempts to engage the immense variety of people she met in political discourse; Trip on the Nile; Her desert companions.

Describes the hitchhiking adventures of the author during her adolescence and her change in attitude towards the same on growing up. Reasons for the change.