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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1969
Page
5
In a humor piece from Newsday 1969, a narrator laments a scarcity of tradesmen as four pages of doctors and few septic tank specialists appear in yellow pages. The skit features a flirtatious exchange about a plumber visiting a kitchen and a running joke about calling him back in the morning.
Blunt critiques by Boileau to Racine illustrate harsh truth about writing. Quotes from Kipling and Conrad underscore word choice and tone. The piece promotes a psychology of writing, offers a booklet How to Write Salable Copy, and details sending requests to Dr Crane Mellor Indiana for guidance.
Dr Brady denounces reliance on almanacs patent cures and “wiseacres” offering lazily relied health education. He recounts his shift from laxatives to minimal use while promoting colon hygiene and a booklet on constipation. Readers may send brief signed letters for response.
Astronomers will track Geographos as it passes within 5.6 million miles on August 27. Dr. Samuel Herrick and students plan orbit revisions to aid future observations and potential space applications. Betty Mintz will observe from Chile using a 36 inch telescope to refine position.
The Urban Coalition Action Council calls for trimming defense spending by five to ten billion dollars to redirect funds to housing education and social programs. John W. Gardner chairs the coalition and advocates a new federally financed income maintenance aimed at stressing work incentives.
More than 4,000 city workers approve a three year agreement ending the planned July 1 strike. The pact includes a dues checkoff and sets wage steps: 1.80 dollars next Tuesday, 1.98 if exceeded, and 2.15 plus cost of living in year three.
The Senate approved 70 to 16 a nonbinding manifesto urging presidents to seek Congressional approval before deploying troops or using U.S. funds abroad. Lawmakers said it serves as a reminder to avoid new Vietnam engagements, with the resolution offered by Senators Fulbright and Cooper.
Twenty years? No, 19th anniversary passes with no clashes along the 151 mile line. In Seoul President Park Chung Hee visits the national cemetery to honor fallen soldiers and warns North Korea may intensify attempts to infiltrate the South.
Laotian commanders sent reinforcements to Moung Soui 104 miles northwest of Vientiane amid heavy North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao assault. An officer said the town was near total enemy control while the army chief claimed loyal neutralists held it. Casualties: about 50 Laotian dead, hundreds wounded. nearly 100 wounded admitted to Vientiane hospital.
The Rev and Mrs Langley and family leave Anderson at month end to accept the pastorate of First Friends Church of Pasadena California. Langley chaired the chaplaincy and draft counselling committees and served as secretary of the Association of Churches. The church has seen rising worship and school attendance and a 25 percent budget increase during his tenure. A farewell dinner was held June 22 with a gold gilded tree gift. The family will visit North Carolina and Michigan before the July Friends United Meeting in Richmond and begin in California on August 1 while pursuing doctoral studies.
Paris reports President Georges Pompidou announces a sweeping amnesty for political and common law offenders. The move, timed with the new cabinet's first meeting, includes those convicted over the 1968 student worker uprising and other crimes. He vows close cooperation with Parliament in a program of action and movement.
A brief notice states Lake Michigan covers about 22,400 square miles. The item presents a geographic fact without further context or implications.
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