HEW Gives Fireworks Tips For July Fourth Safety
The HEW and Consumer Product Safety Commission propose new safety rules aimed at reducing firecracker injuries. In 1974 fireworks injuries on July 4 reached 3,300, with over 60 percent from firecrackers. DOs and DON’Ts include not holding devices unless directions allow and placing fireworks on a stable surface.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Consumer Affairs
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Firework safety and new powder limits proposed for 1976
Public guidance on safe use of fireworks and a proposed rule by the Product Safety Commission would cap pyrotechnic powder at 50 milligrams per firecracker and ban large devices. Rules take effect December 5, 1976, with exemptions for official displays and existing local bans in 32 states.
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Product Safety Commission
Fireworks Boom as 200th Year Looms in Hudson
Hudson Ohio AP James Sorgi fireworks maker reports 40 percent higher sales than last year amid tighter shipping rules. He expects over 200000 dollars in business during the Fourth of July weekend, with 80 shows and 450 orders shipped to groups. Sorgi highlights ground displays as art, recalls an 800 square foot Johnson likeness from 1964, notes his firm’s 1918 plant and 1946 takeover, and mentions five full time staff with many part time shooters.
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Hudson, Ohio
James Sorgi
Sorgi
Chicago
Cleveland
White House
Lyndon B. Johnson
Atlantic City
Sergi
Abby letters address abuse and unwed fathers in need of action
Readers recount abuse by relatives and the lack of protections for victims including unwed fathers seeking parental rights. Abby urges vigilance, reporting to teachers and authorities, and support from protective services. A mother’s modesty view is debated alongside calls for practical safeguards and accountability.
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Abby
Africa
James Stevenson
Whitehall United Methodist Church
Columbus, Ohio
Dr Salk on Child Rearing Whats Normal Must Understand the Term
A psychologist probes the meaning of normality and its social uses. He notes that normal can mean average yet risks labeling innovation as abnormal. A reader asks how to handle a teen daughter preferring friends over family plans and receives guidance on offering choices to foster independence while affirming family connection.
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Dr. Salk
Cream Cheese Carrots Casserole Recipe Idea
Holding the Food Line presents a creamy carrot dish using cream cheese and sour cream. Six sliced carrots with a 3 ounce cream cheese, sour cream, chopped green beans and pepper mix then baked in a casserole at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes.
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Marian Reeder
4-H Activities Plan Paper Drive and Car Wash
4-H members met at Ruth Ann Birchfield home to discuss a paper drive and car wash. Jamie Ray and Bonita Harvey-Monalee Peck led demonstrations. Waterloo Trail Riders practiced at the Radford home. Plans were set for an all day trail ride at Lori Shields home and a Junior Fair float. Neil Pierce hosted a prior wiener roast.
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Columbia Make
Ruth Ann Birchfield
Jamie Ray
Bonita Harvey
Monalee Peck
Waterloo Trail
Radford
Lori Shields
Neil Pierce
Shari Radford
Retirement centers fill Medicare gaps with free services
Across the United States senior centers expand offerings to cover non Medicare costs. In Minneapolis the Age and Opportunity Center partners with Abbott Northwestern Hospital to provide inpatient and outpatient care at no charge, drawing 2,800 extra patients monthly and enabling lower hospital costs. The center employs multiple doctors, nurses, a pharmacist and therapists while offering meals and activities. 140 area restaurants provide low cost meals to members. Similar efforts exist in Baltimore at Waxter Center with free screenings and low cost services from local health entities. Other centers issue health care ID cards, utilize volunteer staff, and aid homebound elderly with counseling and hearing aids donated at no cost.
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Minneapolis
Age and Opportunity Center
Daphne Krause
Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Krause
Minneapolis- St. Paul
Baltimore
Waxter Center For
University of Maryland, Loyola College
Baltimore Health Department
Brookline
Mass
Oklahoma City Senior Center
Betty Ford dress sent to Smithsonian collection
Betty Ford has donated a long green sequined chiffon gown to the Smithsonian Institution to join a First Ladies collection. A Betty Ford mannequin will display the dress as Mrs Ford said she looks forward to visiting the Smithsonian. Jacqueline Kennedy’s gown is shown nearby in the presentation scene.
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Washington
Betty Ford
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian
Jacqueline Kennedy
Ingenuity and Planning Extend Wardrobe Tips
In Stillwater Oklahoma Mrs. Mary Lou Sadler an extension clothing specialist at Oklahoma State University shares simple ways to brighten old garments. She suggests adding bows to pockets decorating seams with buttons and sewing colorful embroidery and appliques. Ribbons fringes and rickrack add color while restyling dresses into jumpers or recycling adult clothing into children's wear offers practical solutions.
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Stillwater
Okla
Mary Lou Sadler
Oklahoma State University
Sadler
Ae Rae Ei
Local visitors tour Kennedy Memorial and Cotton Bowl
Mr. and Mrs. Millard Clouse of Athens Route 1 recently completed a 10 day visit with Mr. and Mrs. Jon Sumerall and Barbara Clouse and Nanci of Garland Texas They toured several sights including the Kennedy Memorial and the Cotton Bowl.
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Millard Clouse
Athens
Jon Sumerall
Barbara Clouse
Nanci
Garland
Tex
Kennedy Memorial
Cotton Bowl
Sell Those Baby Items For Extra Cash And Space
A call to sell baby items no longer needed including bed play pen car seat and diapers. Proceeds fund a new twin bed for junior and help expectant mothers find useful items. The writer notes many hardworking parents and moms-to-be may reuse these goods.
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Junior
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