Midway carrier back in action after four year rebuild
The USS Midway is recommissioned on Jan 31 1970 after a $202 million reconstruction at Hunters Point. With 4200 crew and new upgrades she will base in Alameda and join Vietnam coast operations. Capt. Eugene J. Carroll led the ship during the transition and crews work to complete final checks before sea trials.
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UPS
Midway
Newport News
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Samar
Hunter’s Point Naval Shipyard
Eugene J. Carroll
Carroll
Alameda
Calif
Mayer
Southeast Asia
Oriskany
Worry Clinic Warns Elderly Against Confidence Schemes
The article recounts Nora G. a four year old widow, and a confidence man who claimed to help with Medicare and Social Security, pressuring her to write a $172 check. It warns of psychopathic personalities who exploit elders and urges families to set check ceilings and seek consent before payments. It cites Chicago cases of deceit, manipulation in court, and theft.
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Nora
Chicago
Buckwheat Pancake Cure From Saginaw Suggests Way
A reader cites a Saginaw recipe claiming rye buckwheat pancakes taste like childhood. He says 4 am starts, chores, and homemade sausage aid flavor. notes dried yeast improves batter and buckwheat’s thiamine content. Safety and health claims are addressed by Dr. William Brady.
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Saginaw
Canandaigua
Penn Yan
At Wit's End Ode to Sexy Women
A humorous essay arguing against empathy for sex symbols and questioning media obsession. It contrasts sexualization with everyday sexism, cites anecdotes from show business, and ends noting 1969 Newsday, Inc.
Its A Fact Saint Nicholas Patronage And Body Composition
Its a fact style note covers Saint Nicholas as patron of virgins Russia children sailors and pawnbrokers in Orthodox tradition plus a breakdown of the average 160 pound human body by water protein fat minerals carbohydrates vitamins and a note on Pacific wind warnings broadcast from the Golden Gate Bridge and Icelandic ponies at 52 inches tall dating to Norse arrival.
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St. Nicholas
Russia
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California
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Merv Griffin
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Liz
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