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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1968
Page
32
Washington AP reports NASA Goddard directed a 92 rpm spin of Explorer 38 above Earth, then cut to 2 rpm to deploy antenna booms. The de-spin used weights on 27 foot wires, released to stop rotation. rest of six days will test experiments and low frequency radio work.
Remodel sale announces air conditioners for model home store warehouse, with hours until 7 PM. Details list include models and pricing, inviting customers to visit the Main Street showroom for discounts.
Bethany Daily Vacation Bible School closed recently with an average daily attendance of 28. The two week program sent offerings to Mount Healthy Home for Aged in Cincinnati and to Mr. and Mrs. Marl Maxey for mission work in Japan. Teaching staff included numerous teachers across Nursery to High School levels. Miss Mary Ellen Lawler and Nancy Wollam accompanied Mrs. Robert Duffee to New York, with Duffee heading to Germany to join her husband. Mrs. J. H. Elmore joined James Elmore in Crawfordsville for a three day vacation at Glacier National Park.
The Associated Press reports 1619 deaths on U.S. highways over the Independence Day period, a toll below last year’s four day peak. The study covers 6 p.m. June 19 to midnight June 28, noting boating accidents and no reported fireworks fatalities. Howard Pyle calls the toll an encouraging sign for traffic safety while comparing records for holiday periods.
The schedule lists various lunchtime, club, and recreational programs at the YMCA. Activities include Rotary, Fine Arts, Exchange, Kiwanis, Lions, Sweet Adelines, and youth swim lessons with times spanning afternoon to evening and a day camp option. The mix covers meetings, crafts, gymnastics, pretend trips, and group swim lessons for different age groups.
Altrusa held its first meeting of the new year with 29 members present in the James Harold Anderson room. The program highlighted the club’s foster child Ritsa, Greece, adopted five years ago, and featured a review of Family Reunion Day aims and progress through photos and letters.
Ralph Cushman of Veedersburg and Robert W Welch of Indianapolis lead a hot race for commander of the Indiana Department of the American Legion as the department nears its 50th convention in Indianapolis. The event runs Thursday through Sunday with Gen Lewis Hershey to address delegates and a Law and Order parade offering up to 250 dollars for top bands and floats. Five top drum and bugle corps compete for 3000 dollars in prizes, featuring Indiana Wisconsin Illinois Ohio and Michigan champions, with Maple City Cadets of LaPorte as Hoosier title holder.
In Ngaruawahia New Zealand an Indian woman, 32, Prito Dass, painted her face black and halted 20 policemen at her home with a shotgun. She wore a bandolier and refused entry as detectives sought to arrest her, though the motive remained unclear. A neighbor cited telephone talk about "her house being black" as a trigger.
The Goodwin Memorial Church of the Nazarene will hold dedication services Sunday July 14 for a relocated parsonage and church at 2615 Raible Ave. Superintendent W H Lewis of the Church of the Nazarene will give the dedicatory address at 10:20 AM, with Paul Updike and others attending. A 3:30 PM open house follows, with a 7 PM pastor W F Owens speaking. The sanctuary seats 500 and school rooms hold 600. cost was $217,000.
The State Department said Pan American World Airways and Aeroflot will start reciprocal flights between New York and Moscow in about a week with twice weekly service. Inaugural details and participation of American officials remain unclear amid earlier delays due to technical reasons.
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