Free Goodies From The Past Delta To Public Life
An author recalls a bygone era when free items flowed from every corner of commerce and daily life. From cigar boxes and hotdogs to milk tops and door samples, neighborhoods thrived on freebies that sparked imagination.
Lewiston man faces Lou Gehrig’s disease death clock
A Lewiston man writes of his diagnosis with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. He recalls symptoms, the Portland doctor’s one year prognosis, his family’s reaction, and his resolve to live meaningfully with his wife Beverly and three children Richard Jr, Junia, and Wayne.
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Lewiston High School
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Wiston
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Portland
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Mack
Darth
Marine recruit beaten amid escape from airliner death claim
Warren, Ohio born private Grigrowskas, 18, died after being beaten by a drill instructor, investigators say his unauthorized absence, not the beating, led to his decision to leave. He was found in a wheel well at Lindbergh Field after a flight from San Diego to New York. The sergeant involved was demoted, fined, and reassigned. no further maltreatment reported.
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Rage York
Lindbergh Field
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Marine Corps
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Tet era pressures worsen for South Vietnam as Quang Tri near
Reports from Saigon indicate intensified fighting around Quang Tri and Hue and the loss of Bong Son as observers say the government is in its worst position since the Tet offensive. North of Saigon, Communist forces close in on refugee routes near Route 1 while An Lao holds firm against pressure and demands to defend all provincial capitals.
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Quang Tri
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An Loe
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Dak
Tuang Tri
End to birching campaign grows on Isle of Man
On the Isle of Man, opponents of court ordered corporal punishment rally to end birching after a teen aged boy and three others were whipped by a policeman. Angela Kneale, wife of a French official, leads the campaign against the legal form of physical assault amid harsh force used on youths. In Detroit, Susan McNeill, a nursing student, was elected president of the National Student Nurses Association at its annual convention.
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Isle of Man
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Kneale
Detroit
nPt
Susan McNeill
University of San Francisco School of Nursing
National Student Nurses’ Association
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