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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1961
Page
5
A story about a family tragedy in which Johnny disobeys rules with a bow and arrow leading to a fatal accident. The father and court debate responsibility and the replacement of the sister Mary Ellen whose care and sacrifice are honored.
UPI dispatches report Jakarta supporting India amid invasions and talks on Goa while West Germany plans similar action in Irian and talks in Paris stall. In the U S about one million new homes are built annually and measles and whooping cough cases rise with low death rates in New York.
A mother explains they delay putting up the tree until children are asleep on Christmas Eve to avoid disturbances and breakage. She notes using unbreakable ornaments after early decoration to let kids enjoy retrimming, insisting the tree should cater to the children’s joy in the home.
A scanned puzzle page presents a cryptogram challenge with a long list of crosswords clues and a sample substitution cipher. It includes a cryptogram quote by Longfellow and a pasting of yesterday's solutions featuring Hazlitt quotes and wordplay notes.
Manitoba’s wild turkey population neared doubling in 196 yearly reports. Over 100 birds hatched during the year, lifting the total to about 225 as disclosed at a Wild Gobblers meeting held here recently.
Dr James A Shannon outlines optimistic prospects from NIH research to extend productive years. He cites viral origins of some cancers, prevention of heart attacks, and better treatment for high blood pressure as part of a broader arc toward healthier aging and extended middle age. Dr David E Price presented the paper.
Readers may reach Josephine Lowman by sending letters care of the Register and Tribune Syndicate in Des Moines Iowa. The notice directs correspondence through the syndicated service for publication consideration or reply.
A self winding watch offers shock and water resistance with T4K gold hand applied hour markers. The piece promotes display appeal and durability in a compact, period voice.
A coalition of 17 Southern Indiana REMCs filed a renewed petition to obtain authority to build a $60.225 million electric generating plant near Petersburg. The initial filing was rejected December 12 for lacking legal authority citations. The Rural Electrification Administration has already approved the loan, but PSC approval is required before proceeding. Hearings are expected early next year as private utilities oppose the plan.
The American Iron & Steel Institute reports U.S. steel production at 2,200,000 tons for last week, up 1.9 percent from the prior week and the best since late April 1960. Capacity use about 2 percent. year to date 93,311,000 tons versus 95,985,000 a year ago. Nearby text notes golf ball sales rising in the U.S.
A space traveler with a triangular head and piano wire ears frightens a Delancey Street pushcart peddler, then stays to help until the man recovers. Onlookers include a mother and child who remark on the odd sight and the peddler’s 61 cents per pound potatoes.
A reader laments marrying a look-alike twin and being ruled by his domineering brother. Letters defend twins sharing close bonds, while others warn that identical twins separated to forge individuality can lead to healthier relations.
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