Chuckles Writer Lets Letters to Editor Provoke Laughs
Vern Dahl of Lindstrom Minnesota writes letters to the editor to find humor in the news instead of comics. He sends his pieces to the Chicago County Press, mentions politicians and solar energy taxes, and recalls a jail stint over a stuffed bird sale before sharing a cake with jail workers.
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Minneapolis
UPI
Vern Dahl
Dahl
Lindstrom
Here
America
Chicago
President Ford
Ford
Gerald
United States
Minnesota
Thought for today proverb
Thought for today proverbs reflect a concise moral. The line “Enough is enough, and too much spoils” echoes Italian wisdom about moderation and restraint.
Former Thief Is Top Veteran in Worcester
Arthur Barry of Worcester named 1975 veteran of the year by the Worcester veterans council for service to veterans. Police estimate he stole between 4 and 10 million dollars in jewels in the 1920s on Long Island. He served 19 years in New York prison for a 100000 jewel robbery and was released in November 1949 after earning a Silver Star in World War I but going AWOL before presentation.
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Worcester
Mass
Arthur Barry
Worcester Veterans Council
Barry
Long Island
New York
Killer bees could reach the United States by 1988
Ann Arbor based entomologist Orley Taylor says aggressive South American killer bees may cross into the United States by 1988 to 1994 even with full scale control. He notes the bees could disrupt U S bee pollination and threaten a multibillion dollar fruit and vegetable industry.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
UPI
South America
United States
U.S
Orley Taylor
Taylor
Panama
Brownsville
Texas
U.S. Department of Agriculture
South Africa
Sao Paulo
Chesapeake Bay
San Francisco
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Greg Neumann
Greg
Sears Roebuck and Co
County Conservation Officer
Aie
Cma
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Third Avenue SE
Armstrong
Rapco
Insul- Sound Inc
St. S.W
Cedar Rapids
University of Kansas
The
Council For the Advancement of Science
South
Central America
Nylint
Willy Worm
Flippy Frog
Tippy Turtle
Carlee Walker
Tiny Tonka
Gils
Formica
Playskool
McDonald
Bell Ringer
2Nd St. SE
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