Boyle's Notebook Things Boyle Didn't Know
HAL BOYLE offers a quirky roundup of everyday facts and trivia. It notes the cost of a newborn through week one at about 1500 dollars with breakdowns for hospital care medical care baby clothes and maternity wear. It also surveys crime hearing abilities animal hearing speed of a bull whip Caligula and other curiosities.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Health Insurance Institute
America
FBI
Caligula
Navy admiral and party survive sea escape after launch fire
Rear Adm. Alan F. Fleming commander of the U S Fleet Air Mediterranean and eight others leaped into the sea six miles offshore to escape a motor launch fire. They were rescued by three nearby craft as the launch sank in 200 feet of water. The group included two other naval officers and their wives along with a two member crew. In Essen, Willy Brandt urged including a German in the U S astronauts for the first Mars landing saying Germans should join peaceful space research amid East West cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Italy
Alan F. Fleming
U.S. Fleet Air Mediterranean
Navy
Cordier Named Columbia President Sees Campus Weariness
New York AP reports Dr Andrew W Cordier was named president of Columbia University succeeding Dr Grayson L Kirk who resigned after student disorders. Cordier told CBS Face the Nation that students generally weary of extremist conduct by small campus elements. He was appointed last week to the post.
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New York
Andrew W. Cordier
Columbia Universit
Cordier
Grayson L. Kirk
Graham warns of planned terror attacks beginning October 1
evangelical leader Billy Graham said a militant group told him terrorists will start attacks in the United States on October 1. He declined to name his informant during an Issues and Answers interview on ABC. Graham cited moral decay, erotic films, and Broadway shows as signs of worsening society and warned of hell in the nation.
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New York
Billy Graham
Graham
ABC
Tricia Nixon Returns to White House After Stay
Tricia Nixon, the President's 23-year-old daughter, flew back to Washington from a 12 day visit at the western White House. Mrs Nixon's press secretary Gerry van der Heuvel would not reveal any summer plans, saying she is not saying if she has.
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San Clemente
Calif
Tricia Nixon
White House
Washington
McGovern Says Kennedy May Rise To President
Senator George S. McGovern predicts Edward M. Kennedy could become president but doubts Kennedy will run in 1972 after the fatal automobile crash involving a young woman. McGovern says Kennedy seems to be leaning away from a 1972 bid for personal reasons.
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Associated Press
Washington
George S. McGovern
D-S.d
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
United States
McGovern
Kennedy
Mcovern
Nader Targets Ford Over Gas Tank Fire Risk
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader accuses Ford Motor Co of safety flaws in certain cars. He cites gasoline tanks with the tank top serving as trunk floor and fuel hoses routed through the trunk, dates unspecified, and calls for scrutiny by Henry Ford II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ralph Nader
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Nader
Henry Ford II
Ford says gasoline leakage method safe in cars for years
A Ford spokesman defended a trunk leakage method used in light Ford cars for about a decade and stated there is no evidence of risk. He added there have been no reports of explosions known to the company.
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Ford
Wharton
N.J
C. M. Jeffers
O.K
Hurricane control research sparks hope after Louisiana Mississippi disaster
Dr. Robert H. Simpson of the National Hurricane Center says there is a reasonable chance to learn how to strike the hurricane system s Achilles heel. He tells U S News & World Report that with enough money and effort the project could yield great achievements.
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Washington
Louisiana
Mississippi
Robert H. Simpson
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Fla
Simpson
U.S. News & World Report
McGovern Keeps Open Either Way On 1972 Run
Senator George S. McGovern of South Dakota says he has not decided to run or withdraw for the 1972 presidential election. He would consider candidacy if it seems sensible and would not hesitate to act if a path appears viable.
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Sen
George S. McGovern
D-S.d
Desegregation Trend Seen in Southern Schools
HEW Office of Civil Rights estimates the number of Negro students attending desegregated public schools in the South will rise by at least 15 percent next school year. The projection follows plans for complete or partial desegregation in 350 districts across 17 Southern and border states.
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South
HEW Office of Civil Rights
Winners Announced In Le Foyer Whist Night
Special prize winners were Antoinette tien and Emma Thibouthot at Le Foyer Whist party held at the Le Foyer hall at Foss and Pool streets Biddeford. High scorer Edmond Morin led a list of recipients and organizers Bernice Beaulieu Antoinette Chretien Rose Lemay Mediey Beaulieu and Mediey Beaulieu. Next whist event set for next Sunday at 7 30 p m with committee members in charge.
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Antoinette Tien
Emma Thibouthot
le Foyer
Foss
Pool
Biddeford
Alma Morin
Bernice Beaulieu
Edmond Morin
Albert Coulombe Jr
Eva Guillette
Rose Lemay
Arthemise Jacques
Medley Beaulieu
Alderic Soucy
mma _ Thibouthot
Aurore
Platz-Dickinson wedding held in Kennebunk
Judith Evelyn Dickinson daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Dickinson wed Stephen Edward Platz son of Dr Edward Platz and Mrs Platz at First Congregational Parish Kennebunk. Ceremony featured organist Sue Sproul and bridesmaids from Glastonbury. Reception at Glen Mor Restaurant. After a Maine coast honeymoon the couple will live in Worcester Massachusetts.
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Kennebunk
Judith Evelyn Dickinson
Henry F. Dickinson
Summer St
Stephen Edward Platz
Edward J. Platz
Platz
Brookhaven Drive
Glastonbury
George Whittier
Walter Moulton
Sue Sproul
East Bridgewater
Mass
Sally Platz
Nancy Platz
John Larry Preston Jr
Lee Dickinson
Douglas McIntosh
Manchester
Glen-Mor
Maine
Worcester
Kennebunk High School
Becker Junior College
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Widow Should Buy Selectively By HARRY C FRANCE
Five years ago a widow in her seventies inherited sixty thousand dollars. Eager to help her finances, she invested at five percent and now spends two to three thousand yearly from her capital, leaving her sixty thousand investment down to about forty eight thousand. The adviser urges a diversified move into high quality preferred and common stocks yielding seven to eight percent, with eight thousand kept in bank deposits at five percent. Invest forty thousand in a mix of preferred and common stocks and seek expert counsel. if prices rise profit from long term holdings.
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New Orleans
University of Michigan
Arnold Glasow
Harry C
France
American Telephone
J. P. Morgan and Co
du Pont
Union Carbide
United States Steel
Regina Henaire Honored At Shower
Miss Regina Henaire was guest of honor at a garden party at the home of her parents in Saco. She will wed Philip Gannon Jr. of Massachusetts on Sept 6 at Most Holy Trinity Church. Attendees and gift presentation were noted with numerous listed guests.
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Regina Henaire
Joseph Henaire
Ferry Road
Saco
Miss Henaire
Philip Gannon Jr
Massachusetts
Most Holy Trinity Church
Cifts
Henaire
Arthur Ouellette
Henry Henaire
Leo Henaire
Monika Henaire
David Presley
Leroy Kimball Sr
Eugene Moody Sr
Augustus Holtz
Richard Murphy
Joseph Deschambeault
Bernard Masse
Sam Dentico
Alberta Slaughter
Ralph Kimball
Warren Kimball
Brian Cram
Carl Brandt
Christina Leahan
Normand Deschambeault
Leroy Kimball Jr
Polly Kimball
Jane Kimball
Susan Kimball
Carole Kimball
Katherine Kimball
Light A Bike program prizes awarded at Biddeford VFW
At a whist party held at VFW Hall on Thornton Street Biddeford special prizes were awarded to Mrs Evelina St Onge and Marie Jeanne Gosselin. Other prize winners included Marie Dorais Lillian Vachon Emelia Pepin Alice Boisson neault Susan Cadorette Rachel Croteau Laurette Boissonneault Armand Turgeon and others. Officials announced a follow up event Thursday night at 6 30.
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VFW Hall
Thornton Street
Biddeford
Evelina St. Onge
Marie Jeanne Gosselin
Marie Dorais
Lillian Vachon
Emelia Pepin
Alice Boissonneault
Susan Cadorette
Rachel Croteau
Laurette Boissonneault
Arthur Neault
Yvette St. Onge
Emelina Poisson
Wisma
Light a Bike program at the hall night
A brief notice announces a Light a Bike program at the hall tonight. It describes an event focused on bicycle safety and community participation, inviting residents to attend and engage in demonstrations and discussion. Participants are encouraged to bring bikes for inspection and practice.
Salvati Welcomes Son Scott Stephen on Aug 7
Mr. and Mrs. R Stephen Salvati of Merrick Long Island announce the birth of a son Scott Stephen on August 7. Mrs Salvati is Elaine G Buzzell formerly of Old Orchard Beach and daughter of the late Helen M Buzzell.
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R. Stephen Salvati
Merrick
Long Island
N. Y
Scott Stephen
Salvati
Elaine G. Buzzell
Old Orchard Beach
Helen M. Buzzell
Origin of the saying Poor as Job's Turkey
A rustic humorist named Sam Slick originated the expression Poor as Job's turkey to describe someone poorer than the Biblical Job, the personification of poverty. The line explains the phrase's humorous origin in 19th century humor literature.
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Job
Turkey
Sam Slick
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