Junk mail as a drug for social ego boosts
New York AP essay argues junk mail flatters readers by implying importance. It cites Henry Quietus Abernathy as an everyman who gains status and agency from junk mail through product tests, political appeals, and charity solicitations, portraying junk mail as a harmless societal booster.
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New York
Henry Quietus Abernathy
Mr.Abernathy
Mr. Abernathy
Philanthropies
Samoa
Mrs. Abernathy
Banks raise prime rate to 7 percent worries for borrowers
AP analysis notes the Fed raised its member bank lending rate to 7 percent from 6 percent, signaling higher costs for mortgages, car loans, and personal borrowing. Banks face tightened deposit access, risking higher charges for consumers, though some foresee a possible peak and spring easing. Corporal Nadeau is mentioned in service records.
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New York
Fed
National City Bank
Biddeford Marine Receives Purple Heart Medal
Marine Lance Cpl. Ronald D. Nadeau, son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Nadeau of 44 Green Street Biddeford Maine, was awarded the Purple Heart at Camp Smedley D Butler Okinawa for wounds received in combat in Vietnam.
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Okinawa
Ronald D. Nadeau
Arthur Nadeau
Green St
Biddeford
Maine
Camp
Saco Woman On Tour Of Theaters
DEFIANCE Ohio One of 31 Defiance College students will visit the British Isles during the January winter term. Miss Sigrid Eisberg of Saco Maine, a sophomore history major, is in the group. They left for London Jan 5 and will tour the British Isles through Jan 27 before returning to the United States.
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Defiance
Ohio
Defiance College
British Isles
Sigrid Eisberg
Harry Eisberg
Saco
Maine
London
United States
Quick Quiz on Supreme Court and Presidents
A quiz notes that Supreme Court justices need no specified legal training beyond appointment consent by the Senate. It recalls two presidents, Grant and Kennedy, had both parents living at inauguration, and states the moon orbits Earth from west to east.
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Supreme Court
Senate
U.S
Ulysses S. Grant
John F. Kennedy
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Knowledge Of Nutrition Can Affect Eating Habits
Teenagers spend more time away from home and snack between meals, affecting daily nutrition. Surveys show many miss meals and eat late, pushing the need for balanced foods. The 4-H Food Nutrition program invites youths to join and learn planning, cooking, etiquette, and healthy eating, with guidance from the York County Extension Service. A separate note outlines the U.S. entitlement to Guantanamo Bay under a treaty, with long-term occupancy and payment terms.
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4-H News
Elizabeth A. Syvinski
Alfred
General Foods Corporation
Cooperative Extension Service
York County Extension Service
Court House Annex
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