The Lighter Side Detergent Talk From Washington
A Senate subcommittee report urges housewives to return to plain soap amid the detergent controversy. The piece mocks the report’s influence and recounts how whiteness in wash day sparked consumer trends, noting the need for a broader campaign against perceived dulling effects and outlining satirical dialogue about using a new dulling soap.
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Dick West Washington
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Land Sakes
Telegram publication and subscription rates noted
The Columbus Telegram issues a basic notice listing delivery details and subscription costs. It details local and out of state rates, mailing options, and counties served. It instructs subscribers on change of address procedures with the postmaster and Telegram staff.
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Nebraska
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Nance
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Alseere
Focal
Columbus Telegram
Former GE President Charles E Wilson Dies in NY
Charles E Wilson, former president of General Electric and member of wartime mobilization boards, died after illness at Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville NY. He led GE from 1940 to 1942 before directing War Production Board roles and later Office of Defense Mobilization during Korea. Survivors include daughter Margaret Wilson Pierce of New York. Memorial service set for Thursday.
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Charles E. Wilson
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Lawrence Hospital
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
War Production Board
America
Harry Truman
Office of Defense
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Charles [E. Wilson
General Motors
Margaret Wilson Pierece
New York
A&a
Time clock error delays North Dakota state payroll
BISMARCK North Dakota UPI An incorrectly set time clock at the state Treasurer vault prevented about 4500 state employees from receiving pay on Monday. State Treasurer Bernice Abridge said the lock was set for 4 30 a.m. Tuesday and promised to process 2.6 million dollars in checks starting at 4 31 a.m.
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Bismarck, §.D
UPI
Bernice Asbridge
Man Patents Litter Cleanup Drum System
Lexington Kentucky resident Joseph L Moore designs a drum driven by a tractor to pick up litter across roadsides. The 47 inch diameter drum with 400 spring loaded prongs deposits debris into a hopper and works on grass and hard surfaces at about five miles per hour, potentially replacing 15 workers. Moore, 49, says it is inexpensive and he plans to build or partner for mass production after showing it to manufacturers.
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Lexington
Joseph L. Moore
Moore
Bill
Falive
Lubbock
Texas
Strange squeak in his auto ends with hen hiding in boot
In Bournemouth England Cyril Kent took his car to a local gasoline station reporting a strange squeak. Mechanics ran a diagnostic and found a little white hen perched in the back of the vehicle. Kent, puzzled, noted he does not live near a farm.
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England
UPL
Cyril Kent
Kent
Bessell derides co star in new TV series Me and the Chimp
Hollywood reports Ted Bessell of That Girl fame begins a new CBS series Me and the Chimp. He denounces his leading co star Jackie the chimpanzee as uncooperative and untalented. He mocks child and animal acts and jokes about the cast and executives.
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Hollywood
UPL
Ted Bessell
Marlo Thomas
Ted
Jackie
Nature
Bessell
The
W. C. Fields
Ted Bessel
Deckie
Paramount
Michas
CBS
Flip Wilson
Almanac and historical notes from January 4, 1972
Almanac notes today's date January 4 1972 the moon phases and visible planets Venus Mars Saturn. Highlights include 1885 Dr William Grant Davenport Iowa first appendectomy with full recovery 1937 10000 Italian troops land in Spain aiding nationalist forces 1938 Burma independence 1987 speedboat racer Donald Campbell dies in jet boat explosion. Thought for the day quote by James Stephens.
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Ky United Phose International
Vénus
Mars
Saturn
Y In
William Grant
Davenport, Jows
Donald Campbell
Car ownership ratio in the United States cited
Encyclopaedia Britannica notes an average of one car for every 24 people in the United States. The statistic highlights widespread vehicle ownership and the nation’s transportation reliance across demographics.
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United States
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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