Boyle's Notebook Bulletins From The Mailbag
HAL BOYLE collects reader items on daily life. Diets rise with consumption totals. noise aids later recall for some learners. night driving is riskier. coin minting spans 20 million daily in 1968 with 55 billion Lincoln cents since 1909. teachers' pay climbs toward plumbers’ levels. quotes span Frost and Socrates. a Akron restaurant sign mocks chop suey. large families tied to lower heart attack risk via California study.
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America
Socrates
B.C
Akron
California
Uncertain Quotes Rise In 1969 Journal Snippet
A 1969 Biddeford Saco Journal fragment muses on adult happiness and child obesity links from smaller families. It cites a Martini statistic and Anthony Trollope’s remark on success as a late life poison.
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Uiccna
Namin
Anthony Trollope
Today in History and Stamps Story from 1969
Today in history notes April 7 1969 the 97th day with 268 days left Henry Ford death 1947 aged 83 Konrad Adenauer resignation hinted age 83 Cleveland civil rights protest bulldozer death 39 Richmond Indiana explosion death toll Today births Walter Winchell 72 James Garner 41 Robert Casadesus 70 Thought for today Cecil Rhodes 1853 1902
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Henry Ford
Konral Adenauer
Cleveland
Richmond
Ind
Walter Winchell
James Garner
Robert Casadesus
Cecil Rhodes
South Africa
Petula Clark Stars In NBC TV Special
Petula Clark, praised for her evolving singing style, is set to star in her second NBC television special with guests Andy Williams and Ron Moody. She discusses how touring in France sharpened her delivery, her Paris family life, and how interpretation of lyrics distinguishes great singers.
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Hollywood
Petula Clark
NBC
Europe
Fred Astaire
France
Claude Wolfe
Paris
Geneva
Petula
Frank Sinatra
Tony Bennett
W C Handy stamp to be issued May 17 in Memphis ceremony
The 6 cent W C Handy stamp features a trumpet portrait with a jazzy purple red and blue design. First day ceremonies will occur in Memphis with design by Bernice Kochan based on Handy Park statue. Apollo 8 stamp adds Genesis phrase at Blount's suggestion and will issue May 5 in Houston.
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Win Michelson
Peoria
U.S
Apollo
Houston
W. C. Handy
Memphis
Tenn
Center
California
San Diego
Alabama
International Botanical Congress
Grandma Moses
National Easter
Syd Kronish
Handy
Bernice Kochan
Cleveland
Memphis Sesquicentennial Inc
Handy Park
Beale and
Third Sts
St. Louis
Winton M. Blount
William A. Anders
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Robert Frost
First National Stores
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Ah Mae
Florida
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Kelloggs Rice Krispies
O H. E. Harris & Co
Boston
Mass
Bob Thomas
Associated Press
Guyana
Salvador Dali
Dali
National Gallery of Art
Washington
Amaz
Miami Beach
Fla
Las Vegas
Nevada
National Home Study Council
Insurance Adjusters Schools
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Miami
Osnaburg
Wile
Biddeford
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