Peace Corps marks 10th anniversary amid changes
The Peace Corps reaches its 10th anniversary with rising applications after a four-year decline. Under director Joseph Blatchford the agency redefines roles toward skilled volunteers and family participation. The program will become part of a new Action Corps while keeping its international focus in 61 countries with about 8,000 volunteers.
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Cataracts Cause Vision Loss Explained by Eye Doctor
A reader asks why eye health is underreported. Dr Lawrence E Lamb explains cataracts as lens thickening, causes include birth defects, trauma, and aging. Early eye checks with a family doctor aid timely referral. surgery removes the lens and restores sight with glasses or contacts.
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Dr. Lamb
Ex U S Attorney Admits Subpoenaing Congress Records
Stephen Sachs, former U S attorney, tells House panel he freely subpoenaed telephone records of members of Congress. He cites grand jury cases involving McCormack Boggs Long Hartke Olsen Morrison Brewster and notes Brewster was bribery-charged but later dismissed.
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Stephen Sachs
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House
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Russell Long
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D-Ind
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James Morrison
Dan Brewster
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Sachs
House Administration
Wayne Hays
Dohio
Hays
Justice Department
Sam Devine
Ohio
William Dickinson
Telephone Company
District of Columbia
U.S
United States
White House
Dickinson
Fred Schwengel
Iowa
Winter fashion prices stun shoppers in snappy wit
By Phil Pastoret notes winter fashions dazzle shoppers with notable price tags. The column wryly observes women’s indecision and jokingly compares a man with a picnic basket to a basket filled with tomatoes under beer bottles. A neighbor’s music practice prompts a hopeful wish for silence.
Verse Quote From Acts 8 The Gift of God Not for Sale
Peter rebukes Simon Magus for trying to buy spiritual power, warning that money cannot purchase God’s gift. The verse emphasizes the wrongness of monetizing divine grace and the need for repentance.
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God
Acts
Bridge problems by Dr. Nathan Divinsky lead to a solution
Dr. Nathan Divinsky, UBC science dean, famed for chess and bridge puzzles, analyzes a bridge deal. He examines the double, card placements, and leads to a plan that ruffs a club, then cashes spades and trumps to squeeze West.
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Nathan Divinsky
Faculty of Science
University of British Columbia
West
Dr. Divinsky
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Bidding Question in Bridge Partnership Scenario
Partner doubles heart for takeout after your one spade. The card text asks what bid South should make, suggesting an affirmative two diamonds by partner followed by a response. Consider A-Bid one spade and show willingness to reveal a poor four card spade suit if needed. Tomorrow’s question asks for tomorrow’s answer.
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Wallace
George Wallace
Dixie
How's Your Vocabulary Across M4 Encountered Repose
Puzzle-like word list mixed with clues and partial answers. Includes multilingual hints and fragmented entries such as corru pte, Japanese coin, and Greek? items. The grid appears to span multiple languages and obscure abbreviations, offering cross references for synonyms, roots, and linguistic twists.
Was the break worth it for the June homecoming
New York AP reports after a long holiday, many Americans express relief as June arrives. Social Security checks rise 10 percent to 208.90 for eligible seniors, while retroactive payments cover January through April. Retailers, hoteliers, and resort operators celebrate seasonal traffic and heightened consumer spending as city life returns to normal.
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New York
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Chambers of Commerce
Baytown Sun Editorial and Publishing Details
The Baytown Sun lists editorial department names and staff roles including Fred Hartma John Watiey Ann B Pritchett Preston Pendergrass and Johnella Boynton plus advertising staff, postal information, and circulation rates. It notes publication as an afternoon paper six days a week with address 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas and P O Box 90 77526 and mentions national representation by Texas Newspaper Representatives Inc and Associated Press copyright notice.
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Paw Putman
Dwight Moody
Leon Brown
R. J. Grimes
Baytown
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