Dear Abby columns and reader questions excerpt
A Dear Abby column excerpt covers mothers awaiting a discharged son, fishing etiquette, clergy conduct, and a monetary wisdom note. The mother questions Army mail duties after discharge. advice says the Army stops responsibility on discharge and the son may be elsewhere. A loves to fish reader asks who cleans catch. answer: the fishers should clean them. Another reader complains clergy prying about pregnancy. reply notes some clergymen err, but most are not to blame. A final note quotes Ben Franklin on money and happiness.
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Abby
American Red Cross
Army
Strang Named Honorary Foreign Vice Commodore Abroad
Charles D. Strang of Oshkosh Wisconsin, president of the American Power Boat Association, is named honorary foreign vice-commodore of the Canadian Boating Federation.
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Charles D. Strang
Oshkosh Wis
American Power Boat Association
Canadian Boating Federation
Cushion Grip for Dentures Promises Months of Fit
An advertising claim details Cushion Grip, a soft plastic denture adhesive from Pharmaco. It purports to mold to mouth contours with suction, stop looseness and sore spots, and last months between applications. It also suggests re fitting worn dentures and saving on refinishing costs. Kenilworth New Jersey.
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Kenilworth
New Jersey
Sea lamprey history and impact on Great Lakes
The sea lamprey, an eel shaped scaleless fish, was once a medieval delicacy. Henry I reportedly died after eating them. A parasite that attaches to other fish and drains blood, lampreys invaded the Great Lakes in the early 1930s, threatening trout until the U.S. government curbed them.
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Henry I
England
Great Lakes
Reading Habits For Youngsters And Home Math Help
USC education professor Leslie J. Nason answers parents on guiding a child's reading toward good literature, avoiding censoring, and using comics wisely. He also counsels early childhood home activities, daily talks with kindergarteners, and ways to improve arithmetic through practice, courses, or self-study with a reference guide.
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Frieda T. van Atta
Random House, Inc
Sevigny Enlists in U S Army from Biddeford
John R. Sevigny son of Mr and Mrs Robert Sevigny of 10A Wilson St Biddeford enlisted in the United States Army in Portland according to Sgt J C William J Rickett local army recruiter He chose the Guaranteed School for High School Graduates program and the Fuel and Electrical to Repair Course After basic training at Ft Dix NJ he will report as a student to the appropriate school.
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John R. Sevigny
Robert Sevigny
Wilson St
Biddeford
United States Army
Portland
J. C
William J. Rickett
Sevigny
Army
Ft. Dix
N. J
Police Solve UFO Mystery in Loveland Flare Prank
Police announced the unidentified flying object over Loveland was a prank. Officers said a railroad flare was launched with a half dozen gas filled balloons causing the flashing light display Thursday night.
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Loveland
Calo
Marble Tops Need Quick Wipeups Like Wood Surfaces
If you have a marble topped counter or table in your kitchen be sure to wipe up spills as they occur just as you would do with a wooden surface.
Pay Specialist Binette Enlists in Army Near Wurzburg
Binette, a 22 year old pay specialist in the division's 34 S ss Administration Company, entered the Army in November 1963. He completed basic training at Ft Dix New Jersey and attended Thornton Academy in Saco Maine before his assignment near Wurzburg July 28.
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Wurzburg
Binette
Army
Ft. Dix
N. J
Thornton Academy
Saco
Maine
Washington State Corrections Center opens its doors
SPECIAL REPORT SHTLTON Wash AP Convicts will carry keys to cells and futures at the $14 million Washington State Corrections Center a modern prison on a 400 acre site amid Puget Sound forests. It combines a 240 man reception unit with a 480 bed medium security facility for rehabilitation. Inmates face testing, education, and structured programs before earning back limited freedoms.
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Shtlton
Wash
Washington State Corrections Center
Puget Sound
Garrett Heyns
Corrections
Timpani
Anniversary of World Events and Key Dates in 1964
This AP digest lists August 14, 1964 as the 227th day of the year with 139 left. It notes Truman’s 1945 surrender announcement ending the Pacific War, Oregon Territory’s 1848 organization, 1935 Social Security Act, Atlantic Charter 1941, and past year milestones in China, Japan, and India including Typhoon Georgia and Nehru government no confidence motions.
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Associated Press
Harry S. Truman
Pacific
Oregon Territory
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Labor Party
Red China
Chou En-lai
Peiping
Georgia
Japan
Nehru
India
Dont Buy A Used Car Dont Buy A Used Car
A list of used cars offered for sale with brief notes on features and condition. Models include 1962 Ford Galaxie 4 door, 1961 Ford Custom Country sedan, 1961 Comet two door, 1961 Oldsmobile 88 four door, 1960 Mercury Monterey four door hard top, 1960 Chevrolet Brookwood station wagon, and 1960 Mercury Monterey Club Convertible. Each entry notes series like R and H, automatic, power steering, power brakes, and stated cleanliness or showroom condition.
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Dodge
P. S
Feast of the Assumption Holy Day Masses Listed
The Kennebunk area observes the Feast of the Assumption with Masses at St. Martha's Kennebunkport 7 30 a m 9 a m and 7 p m St Monica's in town 7 30 a m and 6 p m St Marys Wells Beach 7 9 a m and 6 p m All Saints 7 9 a m and 6 p m Comdr and Mrs Dor rance Evans and children Kimberly Leslie and Douglas of Wheaton Md visiting with relatives in Biddeford and Kennebunkport Comdr Evans serves in the U S Navy at the Potomac River Naval Command in Washington D C Mrs Harold Clark and children Sandra and Scott return home to Topeka Kan after week with George Clark in Kennebunkport and plan to visit Portland Conn and the New York World's Fair Susan Clark returns home after six weeks in Warren Ohio with Rev Robert Cumler family former Kennebunk residents The Cumlers spend this week at the Kennebunk Pond cottage then Lake Cobbosseecontee for vacation.
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St. Martha’s
Kennebunkport
St. Monica’s
St Mary’s
Wells Beach
All Saints
Dorrance Evans
Kimberly
Leslie
Douglas
Wheaton
Dorrance Clark
Bourne Street
Laurence Staples
Biddeford
Evans
U.S. Navy
Potomac River Naval Command
Washington, D.C
Harold Clark
Sandra
Scott
Topeka
Kan
George Clark
High Street
Portland
Warren
Ohio
Robert Cumler
Kennebunk
Cumlers
Kennebunk Pond
Frederick Goodwin
Lake Cobbosseecontee
Peace Corps Volunteers Learn Local West African Language
Peace Corps volunteers bound for a West African coast area about two to three thousand miles away study Sgn i, the sole common language of the local people, to prepare for field work.
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Peace Corps
Africa
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