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Newspaper
Columbia Star
Location
Columbia, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1967
Page
5
Motorists urged to use seat belts and check tires during heavy travel days around New Year. Illinois proclaims Sesquicentennial Year with events through Dec 3 1968.
A public service piece urges Illinois motorists to perform a complete auto safety check including ignition, brakes, and cooling system, inspect snow tires, and ensure wipers and defroster work. It stresses cleaning ice from windows and using headlights in poor visibility, offering a Rules of the Road booklet from Secretary of State Paul Powell in Springfield IL.
The article recounts SIU's 60 year milestone from its first bachelor degree by Daniel B. Parkinson to degree number 25,999 in 196? including 6,424 masters and 241 doctorates. It notes early limits on degrees and a rise in 1967 with 2,870 bachelor, 958 masters, and 60 PhDs. Servicemen are referenced in the closing line.
Women in the know prepare youngsters for school with immunization and safety. They stress safe routes to school, proper bike and car safety, stranger caution, and clear curfews. They urge PTA safety checks, travel with a Travelers agent, and sensible accident and health insurance.
Capt. Charles Vines congratulates three St. Louis area cadets Cadet John Miller Cadet Dirk Gress and Cadet Rick Paeth after they are named monthly recipients of the Soldiers Bar for exemplary military courtesy bearing neatness attitude and performance at Missouri Military Academy Mexico Missouri. The school is a college preparatory program for boys in grades six through twelve.
A reader wonders if a classmate’s sideways stares signal interest and how to respond. The answer says staring may simply be curiosity, urges friendly signals like a smile, and notes time will reveal mutual interest while stressing focus on grades over romance.
A late hog market rally lifted prices above last week, while cattle and lambs posted varied results. Slaughter cows and bulls declined, beef values improved late, and sales totals for salable livestock were down from last week but up from a year ago.
Airman Dennis Osterhage son of Mr and Mrs Raymond G Osterhage of Waterloo Illinois has completed basic training at Lackland AFB Texas. He is assigned to the Air Force Technical Training Center at Keesler AFB Mississippi for specialized schooling as an air traffic specialist. Osterhage a 1964 Waterloo High School graduate earned an associates degree in technology from Southern Illinois University.
Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class Ronald G. Ballard of Waterloo Illinois served with Fleet Composite Squadron Three aboard USS Enterprise during Blue Lotus, the largest U S First Fleet exercise in three years, held off Southern California from November 28 to December 9. The event included 24 000 personnel, 45 ships and six air units with missile firings, bombing on ranges, and an amphibious assault at Camp Pendleton. Fire Control Technician Third Class Gregory E Bertram of Valmeyer Illinois also participated aboard USS Cochrane in the exercise.
Army Specialist Four Allen C. Easton age 20 son of Mr and Mrs Robert Easton Route 1 Falls Ill served as carpenter with the 507th Engineer Detachment near Long Binh Vietnam November 27. Army Private Robert H Hahn age 20 son of Mr and Mrs George J Hahn R R 4 Waterloo Ill completed an eight week cooking course December 8 at Fort Ord Calif training in meat cutting cake and pastry baking and food service in Army mess halls and in the field.
Staff Sergeant Lehman W. Gould and his wife Mildred are connected to Capo Illinois through the Stoffel family. Gould, an administrative specialist, serves with a Pacific Air Forces unit at Phu Cat AB in Vietnam. He previously served at Ent AFB Colorado and was a Korean War veteran.
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