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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1958

Page

4

Editorials Greatest Marvel Of All

An editorial extols the human brain as the ultimate marvel over machines and suggests ideas flow from minds not gadgets. It reflects on changing work, the value of intellect, and the brain’s three pound capacity with ten billion parts, contrasting with failed attempts to replicate it mechanically. Schools opening tomorrow are seen as feeding this vital organ.

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University of Omaha leaflet stirs campus uproar

School officials confront a circulated flyer by the Independent Students Association showing a male and female profile with the word prune and inviting a necking party. Officials learn sponsors intended a neck measurement as an intro to a mixer, recalling a past chapel remark by deans about stopping petting on campus.

University of Omaha Independent Students Association Chapel

Mrs Pardee Wins Top Prize at NH Writers Conference

Mrs Frank Pardee Jr won first prize for non fiction at the University of New Hampshire Writers Conference announced yesterday. Judges included Margaret Coit Charles Angoff and Ella Shannon Bowles. Pardee attended with Miss Ethel Blaisdell. The conference ran August 18 to 30 and is highly regarded locally.

Frank Pardee Univ. of Frank Pardee, Jr University of New Hampshire Writers’ Conference Margaret Coit Charles Angoff Ella Shannon Bowles

Rescue Effort Brought About By Storm

The Coronet Explorer endured a ferocious voyage as it battled 40 foot swells and 44 knot winds. Constant high speed to conserve fuel kept the small boat pressed near its limits for three hours at a time, narrowly avoiding capsize, then rejoined by escort ship Clary Thorden off Nova Scotia before refueling near Boston on the final leg toward New York.

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The 3-Cent Stamp Story From Lincoln to Commemoratives

By The Scribe The Scent reviews the 3-cent stamp lineage since 1851 noting Lincoln portraits on early issues Washington designs, the 3-cent stamps’ revenue impact, notable issues like Jefferson NATO and Statue of Liberty stamps, a flood of commemoratives, wildlife series of 1956, and colors. The piece invites stamp collectors to curate a 3-centers layout.

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