No electricity for old couple as power plant rises nearby
In Ludington Michigan a new 340 million dollar hydroelectric plant nears operation while 75 year old Charles Peterson and his 77 year old wife Eva remain unwired. They rely on kerosene lamps wood stoves and water pumped from a well. They proudly live simply in a small house beside the lake and ignore the coming modern grid.
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Ludington
Mich
Michigan
Charles Peterson
Peterson
Eva
Mrs. Peterson
Atlanta
Petersons
Consumers
Power-Detroit Edison
Lake Michigan
Rockefeller offered College Presidency
Joan D. Rockefeller IV, former West Virginia governor candidate, was offered the presidency of West Virginia Wesleyan College by the board of trustees. If accepted, she would take office March 1, 1973, with a decision due by January 3. Wesleyan, 82 years old, is an independent four year liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Rockefeller is the outgoing West Virginia secretary of state who lost to Arch Moore by about 73,000 votes.
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United Methodist Church
Rockefeller
West Virginia
Arch A. Moore Jr
Cartoons Spark Airport Cheer at PSA Flights
At San Francisco International Airport a PSA lounge erupts in playful chaos as Bugs Bunny Daffy Duck and Yosemite Sam entertain travelers. Bob Claus of Cartoon Characters Inc outfits 18 Warner Bros figures to ease boredom and nervousness, boosting morale during journeys and inflight events.
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San Francisco
Doc
Bugs Bunny
Daffy Duck
Yosemite Sam
Pacific Southwest Airlines
Merry Bedlam
San Francisco International
PSA
Bob Claus
Cartoon Characters, Inc
San Jose
Calif
Warner Brothers
Claus
Cathy McIntosh
J. Boyd Andrews
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Teton Mountains
Paul Petzoldt
Grand Teton Mountain
Moose
Wyo
Omer
Corry Industrial Supply
Sharpening Service & Sales
Washington
Stanford Research Institute
Office of Research and Technology
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Grostinuys
Blatt Bros
Rex Theatre
Dodd Farms
Dodd
Scott’s Crossing
For
Mclnnes Steel
Harry
Jack Stahl
Buyer’s Fair
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Corry
Elva Fantasie
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