But what was this? He unbuckled his seat belt, bent down and picked up the Daily News from underneath the seat in front of him. It had a bizarre headline:
ZOO ATTENDANT’S SKULL
FRACTURED: BABOON CHARGED
Berkeley, California
December 13, 1973
*from Hoochy-Coochy: “one who practices Voodoo.” Dictionary of Afro-American Slang.