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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1968
Page
16
A critical opinion piece argues that disposable drink containers burden the nation with litter and pollution. It cites environmental damage from discarded bottles and cans, increased cleanup costs, and urges renewed use of refillable containers to reduce waste and harm.
Sylvia Roth, the first woman named airline transport pilot examiner, will assess male pilots though she cannot be hired by airlines. She and France Miller started an aviation school three and a half years ago with two planes. it now uses 14 planes and trains about 100 students at a time.
Conditioning paint before sealing prevents film formation and preserves freshness when stored. Attach stain notes for dry-cleaning to ensure proper treatment. Soak tired feet in hot water with two cups of salt for relief.
Indiana unemployment claims dropped about 18 percent last week as factory shutdowns eased. Initial claims fell sharply from 31,305 to 27,241, reflecting softer layoff activity due to vacation, inventory and model changes.
A mother urges kindness over haste telling how to engage with Mrs. Smith who feels lonely as her family grows. She emphasizes setting a good example for children by taking a few extra minutes to talk and show consideration.
A dense readable crossword page lists across and down clues with entries spanning foods outfits animals and famous names. Many items mix English and foreign spellings suggesting multilingual wordplay and themed entries across beverages, pigments, and tools.
A cryptogram puzzle uses letter substitutions to reveal a quotation. Decode by mapping each letter to its counterpart and apply consistency across the message.
A reader asks for makeup guidance for women over 50. Tips include avoiding too white foundation, subtle rouge, natural brows, no powder on wrinkles, appropriate lipstick shade, and modest false lashes. An upswept hairstyle and a leaflet titled Woman of Fifty are offered via stamped self addressed envelope to Josephine Lowman.
Julien Cryer questions modern patriotism in a laboring reflection on Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori. He laments antiwar demonstrations and asks where true patriots are as he honors those who give their lives for country and faith.
A produce store sells X apples for 15 cents. If 2 more apples are added for the same 15 cents, the price per hundred apples falls by 2 dollars. Solve for price per apple. The answer is 5 cents each.
The Indiana State Fair band contest on August 28 will be shown in color the following Saturday and Sunday across nine Indiana and Kentucky stations, officials said Tuesday.
A motorist admits new eye glasses muddle his driving while a kindergartner’s quest for the washroom ends with the revelation a classmate’s pants are on backwards. A showboat pun game and a cheeky quip end the slice of 1968 antics from Bennett Cerf.
Overweight is a complex condition with many factors yet most obese people share overeating and under exercising. Dr Joyce Brothers cites a University of Michigan study of eight women and offers practical steps to curb eating, speed, choosing foods, and planning countermeasures. The piece ends noting a reader problem submission and a separate brief on Indiana fire commission appointments.
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