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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1962
Page
6
A call for pen pals appears with numerous reader names and addresses across the United States and Mexico. Teens seek international matches from England and Hawaii while others request letters in English as they share hobbies such as soccer baseball basketball and stamp collecting.
Opal Y. Palmer explains how dinosaurs weighed up to 80 000 pounds and stood taller than a three story building. Despite tiny brains, they survived long enough to leave massive skeletons in U S museums and to fascinate researchers studying their tracks in basins like Wyoming’s Big Horn and Utah Colorado Green River regions.
Fixed focus cameras are the simplest kind as you point and shoot with a fixed lens. They use a single shutter speed of about six seconds and work at distances over six feet, delivering decent photos without adjustment.
To keep a turntable dust free use the upholstery attachment on a vacuum cleaner. Vacuum gently across the platter and surrounding components to remove lint and particles without damaging the record surface.
The page features a New Year themed crossword and a word diamond puzzle. Readers fill in 1 to 21 Across and Down clues, aiming to spell a hidden message from initial letters. Puzzle Pete offers hints on word lengths and rhymes, with explanations of sound alike words and a center diamond activity.
A California facility builds and tests missile gyroscopes for the Hercules Bullpup and Shillelagh systems. Workers enter a series of dust free, air conditioned rooms with gowns and nylon hoods, while air locks and air washes keep parts contamination free. Tests include a vibrating machine to ensure precision before sealing the gyroscope for missile guidance.
A compact history of postage stamps from the 1847 introduction of the 5 cent stamp to modern denominations. It notes Benjamin Franklin and George Washington on early issues, the first adhesive stamp in Britain in 1840, commemoratives since 1893, and stamps as art. It also contrasts old and new rates and mentions international stamps such as Dutch holiday issues.
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