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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1959
Page
6
The Bristol town welcomes Joseph Sansone to the school committee praising his independence fairness and qualification. The town council earns commendation for the appointment stating he will act on his own considered judgement and is the type of private citizen needed in local government.
President Eisenhower urges steadfastness against Soviet pressure over Berlin. He stresses Americans must back leaders like Dulles and avoid panic, warning against retreat or weakness. The piece frames a united, principled stand as essential to global credibility and security.
Nelson Gray Beals of 135 Gibson Rd Bristol is director of civil defense and a 1922 birth. He chairs the 4th of July and present committees, belongs to the Bristol County Radio Club and Roger Williams VHF Society, and supports Cancer Heart United Fund and Cerebral Palsy drives. Married to Doris Gladding in 1943, they have six children Pamela Jeffery Devon Melody Ted and Laurie. Beals, active in stamp collecting model planes and radio boats, is building a 5% scale atomic submarine model with his family.
A visitor recalls staying with Jean Camp and her husband in Bombay. They describe the market division by item, meat mainly mutton or buffalo, beef only from cattle dying naturally. Hindus eat less meat, Christians may eat more. Fresh fish is cheap and excellent, prawns cost about eight cents. Food is bought mostly raw, with local markets favored over expensive canned goods. Hindu households often maintain separate dining rooms for Western guests and Indian friends.
A reader endorses Chief Ferrara and argues sixteen to eighteen year olds should face responsibilities like adults. The letter blames Rhode Island's juvenile law for placing teens with younger, lesser criminals and calls for better provisions to avoid public shaming as a deterrent.
The Board of Trustees announces leasing a near campus house at 16 Gardner Avenue North Providence for the President of the College of Education. Plans include an on campus official residence in the future to support after hours student and faculty interactions and campus life expansion.
A sequence of community gatherings is shown: April 1 Wednesday Dessert Bridge at Midway House by Bristol County Lions Club. April 4 Saturday Spring Frolic Dance at Midway House. April g Thursday Annual Bridge and Canasta Party at St Marys Church auditorium. April 11 Saturday Food Sale 1 to 4 p.m. by Mt Hope Chapter OES and others at Country Club Cleaners. April 18 Saturday Buffet Dance by Portuguese Independent Band Club at Independent Hall. May 20 Wednesday Fashion Show by Bristol Women's Club at Midway. May 26 Tuesday Concert by Barrington Boys Choir and Men's Glee Club at Gutierres Auditorium, Mt Hope Chapter OES.
The Yap Islanders use monumental stone disks as social currency. Some reach 2 tons and 12 feet across, treasured by communities. Most stones stay in place. ownership is known, and travel to claim stones is perilous. They accept dollars for goods, but inter-island trade remains limited and ceremonial gifts prevail.
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