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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1960
Page
6
Four men dangled from wires beneath a Sikorsky helicopter at 1500 feet over Connecticut seeking to prove a method to reduce vibrations in helicopter travel. The stunt inspired drawings of a future craft using the same idea and promises smoother air travel tomorrow.
Twelve year old Frank Saunders meets Gray Eagle an American Indian boy on a pony near Chimney Rock a landmark feared by the tribe. They discuss war and friendship as tension rises between palefaces and natives.
Frank climbs Chimney Rock to signal warning smoke for Gray Eagle. He lights a fire at the top, then spots approaching Indian riders before they turn back toward their village, halting the attack as Henry H. Graham notes.
Cartoonist Cal outfits a crossword by placing it on a MELONS silhouette. Puzzle Pete claims you can form fourteen three and four letter words from MELONS using the words and pictures correctly.
Readable crossword style clues list with across and down entries including Blackberry measure of cloth stories kind of current pronoun hearten sea birds simple substance sensitivity formats as a compact puzzle card for era newspaper readers.
An overview of Chinese New Year in 1960 describing the lunar calendar, cultural practices such as cymbals and firecrackers to scare away spirits, and the Dragon Play emblem. The piece notes the Year of the Rat, the Latin year designation Anno Domini, BC, and the Yellow Emperor era. Puzzle Pete page hides fruit names in sentences.
A short moral verse warns that false alarms erode trust. The speaker cites a boy who cried wolf and the peril when a real danger appears, urging honesty to preserve belief in true claims.
Puzzle lists a ladder starting with COW and ending with MILK. Steps include mow for cut grass, map for cleaning, map again for earth image, mat, mate, mite, mile. final target MILK appears as a misaligned end.
Step by step guide by Jane Haebig explains how to locate firm mud tracks along streams or after rain, cast the imprint with plaster inside a cardboard circle, produce a paint finished cast, and label each piece with date, track type, and location for a growing collection of animal tracks including insects birds and snakes.
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