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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1969
Page
5
A reader seeks guidance on Ellen D a college coed and a suitor pressuring for sex. The columnist condemns promiscuity cites pregnancy and venereal disease risks and urges moral standards, public awareness and obtaining the medical booklet Sex Problems of Young People from Dr Crane Mellor Indiana with a stamped return envelope.
A humorous reminiscence recounts a plastic geranium that withered quickly after purchase and jokes about a Christmas evergreen seedling from Arthur Godfrey. The narrator riffs on grand plans for a roadside garden feature amid a floodlight circle, while whimsy meets the fate of doomed greenery.
A physician recalls treating a youth on Bluff Point near Penn Yan who exhibited hydrophobia and hysteria after a quarrel with his girlfriend. Neighbors misinterpreted his mood as disease, but the boy recovered after rest, and the doctor notes no fee was charged. A closing ad grants Brady letters for health queries.
The piece notes the FTC seeks tougher health warnings on cigarette ads while denying a rumor about ladder ad skull hazards. It mentions fifteen senators proposing an excess war profits tax and criticizes free enterprise. It recalls Minutemen attacking a Chicago coffee house with crossbows and mocks rock era ideology. Nixon forms a Cabinet level pollution council and questions its reach on rock music effects.
YMCA Adventure Day Camp starts its 13th year with Kent Goble directing as Youth Extension Director. Activities include air in trampoline hiking woodcrafts nature study overnight camping tumbling sports and games Junior Olympics swimming First Aid training and Guest Day. Camp runs at Davis Park from June 23 with family nights and a carnival for YMCA World Service. registration at Anderson and Elwood YMCAs.
Roy Innis, head of CORE, interrupted a Bankers Conference in Chicago to demand $6 billion in recoupment funds for black banks for past exploitation and lost earnings. He urged a black caucus and addressed the full conference, calling for compound interest on gains owed.
A long list shows multiple marriage licenses issued for couples from Anderson and nearby towns. Names include Blair Shein and Jane Whitehead. Faust and McClintock. Collins and Newman. plus many others across Indiana communities.
Hanoi and the Viet Cong denounced Nixon's plan to withdraw 25 000 U S troops as a crude farce and a political move aimed at softening critics. They blamed Washington for not meeting demands for a full Saigon cabinet change and warned of possible intensified attacks.
Seaman apprentice Gene E. Harris USN son of Shirly W Harris 1524 E 34th St serves aboard heavy cruiser USS Newport News in Southeast Asia area.
The Anderson YMCA announces a six week skin and scuba diving course starting June 24. Classes meet Tuesdays 7 30 to 10 30 p m for six weeks. Open to all 16 and older. Instructors Bud Ginder and Francis Howe are certified by the National YMCA committees. First two sessions require fins snorkel and mask. Registration at 644 7796.
Sgt. Robert W. Harp Jr. son of Mr and Mrs Robert W Harp Sr RR 3 serves at U Tapao Airfield Thailand with the 4258th Strategic Wing as a SAC jet engine mechanic supporting B 52 bombers and KC 135 tankers in the air war over Vietnam.
Mars turns on its axis once every 24 hours and 37 minutes. The fact reads as a planetary rotation period with the given time.
UPI reports the pullout of more than 25 000 U S troops from Vietnam is framed as a psychological move by President Nixon to de escalate and push Paris peace talks, while preserving military balance and South Vietnam’s security. The plan relies on strategic redeployment rather than full withdrawal. Thieu privately cautions against early large cuts. The move aims to placate Congress and gain time for diplomatic pressure.
A daily program list shows dining at 6:00 p.m. Kiwanis and Lions meetings at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. plus multiple youth, swim, gym and sport times across venues including Health Club, Open Swim and Men's and Women's sessions. Central Avenue and Shadeland mobile units operate 1:00-4:00 and 6:00-dark.
Army specialist four Michael L Brown son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence W Brown 1612 Cedar St assigned to the 28th Ordnance Company in Wackernheim Germany promoted from private first class He entered service March 13 1986 completed basic training Fort Polk La arrived overseas last August In civilian life he worked for Spicers Plumbing and Heating Company
Parker Michael D., son of Mr and Mrs Albert L Parker of Elwood, was named personnel specialist in the 3rd Brigade of the 2nd Infantry Division in Korea last month.
A Boeing 727 crash near Monterrey killed 79 people last Wednesday. Among the five identified dead are James Hensen of Xenia Illinois Charles Bernard Jr of Oakland City Indiana and Rolf Blumb of Clermont California all American executives with firms based in Mexico City. The aircraft could not land due to fog and sought an alternate site.
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