Overcoat Inheritance Sparks Reflections On Wealth And Waste
A man recounts a letter from a widow in Arizona sending her late husband’s fine blue black wool overcoat. He muses on frugality and practicality, contrasts poverty and aristocracy, and notes a practical joke on material wealth while considering the moral of waste not want not.
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Smithsonian seals nude student photos at risk to public access
The Smithsonian blocked public access to a long stored collection of nude posture photos of elite college students taken from the early 1900s. The photos, once linked to W H Sheldon theories of body shape and intelligence, included mentions of Hillary Rodham Clinton and George Bush among those photographed. An internal inquiry will determine legal rights and whether to destroy the collection, with Yale and Mount Holyoke prompting the move after alumni inquiries.
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Mystery surrounds slaying of N Y doctor in Bronx
Police probe the death of Dr Teresi ta Costello found shot in the trunk of her Mercedes, with her son James Costello a focus of questions. Investigators seek $50,000 withdrawal and look into family tensions amid a prolonged disappearance and a decadelong real estate and travel background.
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Judge allows Rye Neck service requirement for graduation
U S District Judge Charles Brieant upheld Rye Neck School Districts requirement that students perform 40 hours of community service to graduate over four years. Daniel Immediate a 17 year old senior challenged the rule saying it violates the 13th Amendment. The district said he must complete the hours by June to graduate and an appeal is planned.
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Gazette promotes future goals through soy ink and recycling
The Gazette highlights agricultural support by using soybean ink and printed on recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle by dropping newspapers at City Carton on 4250 Sixth St SW or at the nearest recycling location.
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Ex DNC Chairman John White Dies at 70
John White former chairman of the Democratic National Committee and deputy agriculture secretary in the Carter administration died at Georgetown University Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was 70 and had served as Texas agriculture commissioner for 26 years. White led the DNC from 1978 to early 1981.
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