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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1961
Page
2
City chemist warns against using private wells after an extended wet spell. Flooding leaves many wells unsafe while city water remains safe with monitoring. Recommend letting water clear, decanting, adding three drops of laundry chlorine bleach per gallon, and waiting 30 minutes before use. boiling also effective.
Junior Achievement members received awards for their participation in programs that introduce high school students to business and industry. National JA President Edwin H. Mosler Jr. attended, lending significance to the local banquet as leaders praise youth dedication and mentor guidance.
Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon visits Ohio with the Ohio State University Young Republican Club, urging truthful national facts and sacrifices. He criticizes the administration for too much talk and too little action while praising Kennedy for leadership in military and economic strength.
The Addis Ababa conference under UNESCO aims to map Africa's schooling needs and fund a $15 million two year push for elementary and high school education. Countries will inventory teachers buildings and materials while UNESCO develops textbooks reflecting African history culture and life to reduce psychological barriers to growth.
Faye Pearce, 15, of Newport News Virginia, member of a girls club, was chosen as the 1961 Young Homemaker of the Year by the Girls Clubs of America. She will receive a $900 McCall's item set and a sewing machine, with a formal scroll at a White House ceremony in Newport News.
The column argues the United States erred by dispersing forces while Castro remained intact. It calls for a presidential inquiry and clear explanation of the decision to approve the venture. It contends the landing aimed to seed a civil war, not immediate uprising, with no plan for regional or Soviet reactions.
The article reviews perceived government missteps surrounding the Cuban crisis with focus on President Kennedy and advisors like Bundy Rostow Schlesinger Rusk and Fulbright. It argues the Laos involvement and Laotian negotiations risk further entanglements, criticizes the advising group and calls for accountability while defending key figures who warned against overreach.
Residents along Killbuck Road between Alexandria Pike and Range Line Road urge the Board of County Commissioners to set clear improvement plans before Killbuck Park opens this month. They warn heavy park traffic last year caused dense dust and fear a repeat.
A clinic assistant cites medical scientists claiming 1 to 4 glasses of milk daily may cause calcium deposits kidney stones hardening arteries or other illnesses. He warns against milk as a drug and invites brief personal health letters to Dr William Brady at 265 El Camino South Beverly Hills California with stamped self addressed envelopes.
An advertising piece from psychologist Dr. Crane touts a dehydration based plan to lose ten pounds in ten days. It claims quick weight loss through fluid restriction and low calorie intake for men and women, with protein guidance and a request for 20 cents and a stamped envelope for more details.
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