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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1964
Page
5
A reader asks about teen dating, guilt, and risk of early sexual activity. Advice emphasizes conscience, choosing wisely, and potential consequences including pregnancy VD reputation and future prospects. A separate letter seeks guidance for weak ankles affecting skating and is advised to seek expert input or try different sports.
The Great Barrier Reef is the world's most remarkable coral formation. It runs about 1,250 miles off Australia's northeast coast, following the continental shelf near the 100 fathom line, and lies 20 to 200 miles from the coastline. Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Wright Patterson engineers test soils and materials such as plastics varnishes and cements to create landing surfaces for future VTOL aircraft. If successful, these soil-ardeners could be dropped or sprayed to form instant runways allowing vertical takeoff and landing without dust, dirt, or visibility issues.
Nokunyakanye Luthuli, 59, wife of exiled Zulu leader Albert Luthuli, tends beans on a Groutville Swaziland farm while he remains confined in South Africa under a renewed banning order. She notes his pride and hopes for a better future, while selling beans across the border for better prices.
UP Newsfeatures discusses a future where women repair major kitchen appliances as engineers note reduced service needs. John C. Martin cites a pulleys free washing machine and improved diagnostics cutting service calls, while praising women’s aptitude for assembling precision parts.
AP News profiles Carl G. Muench, 76, retired in California, who a century ago invented insulation board from flax straw and later bagasse waste. He recounts 1914 efforts to sell a rigid insulating board, a chance partnership in International Falls, Minnesota, and the first machine under $3,000 that launched a growing industry used in sheathing and roofing.
The article details massive landscaping for the 1939 New York World's Fair. It notes 120000 tulips and 80000 pansies, 90000 cubic yards of topsoil, 15000 humus, 10500 pounds grass seed, 30 acres of sod, 60000 ground cover plants, and the planting of 4000 mature trees plus 25000 shrubs. It highlights involvement by corporate and international exhibitors and the Garden of Meditation with birches and pines. It also mentions 700 cubic yards of coffee grounds used as an economical nonflammable mulch material.
Ocean Park hosts a season long exhibit of oils and watercolors by local winter and summer residents in the Mary Chalmers Turner Historical Room at the Memorial Library on Furber Park. Artists include Lyman G. Clogston Con vent Station N.H. Miss Ethel M. Wight Old Orchard Beach Miss Ella V. Waugh Dolgeville N.Y. Mrs. Jillian C Jakeman Mrs. Lillian S Jakeman Edward P. Johnson Mrs. Helen G. Smith and Mrs. Elizabeth M. Wilson. The exhibit is free to the public and runs with library hours 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. daily except Sunday until Labor Day.
San Francisco, a cosmopolitan host, prepares for the Republican national convention opening July 13 at the Cow Palace. Delegates and guests will use noted hotels such as St. Francis, Mark Hopkins, Sheraton Palace, and Jack Tar while access routes through California streets and cable cars guide attendees to the venue and nearby airport.
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