VFW Sponsors July 4 Party for Morgan County Handicapped
Decatur VFW and Ladies Auxiliary host a noon to 3 30 PM event at the post on Holly Street for Morgan County handicapped residents. Rev Jimmy Rodgers invokes, Lonnie McDaniel orchestra plays, Clete Quick MCs a 60 plus acts talent revue with articles by handicapped workers displayed by Miss Edris Hughes.
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Morgan County
Decatur Vfw
Ladies Auxiliary
Post Home
Holly St
Jimmy Rodgers
Lonnie McDaniel
Clete Quick
Edris Hughes
Alabama
Fishing for life lessons: a simple start for kids
Outdoors columnist argues fishing offers a free or cheap summer path for youths to learn, with minimal gear and instruction. He notes the vast fishing community and licenses revenue, and urges a cane pole at ages five to ten as a first moral, practical lesson from a young angler’s world.
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Ohio
Mississippi
Daddy
Peiping Orders Help for Students With Low Cultural Foundation
The Peiping Ministry of Higher Education issued a plan to cope with students deemed unfamili ar with scholarly methods. In 1961 62 over 22 000 children from peasant and worker families entered middle schools on a quick course to train technicians. Last fall the first 1500 completed the short courses and entered colleges. Many showed deficiencies in language and analytic geometry with weak mathematics physics and chemistry. Teachers are directed to form special classes improve teaching methods and strengthen after class coaching.
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Hong Kong
Red China
Peiping Ministry of Higher Education
Stu
Reds
Left foot braking may cut rear-end crashes says Bruns
Detroit auto engineer H. P. Bruns argues moving the brake pedal to the left foot would reduce rear-end collisions. He estimates a 15 foot shorter stopping distance at 20 mph and notes left foot braking would take 1.4 seconds in automatic transmission cars at the Michigan Safety Conference.
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Detroit
H. P. Bruns
Parakeet Follows Sportscaster Bob Steele On Air
Hartford couple Sam and Mrs Hyman own a parakeet that ignores radio until Bob Steele begins speaking. The bird perches and laughs at his sports prognostications, staying until the program ends. Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, means new flower.
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Bird
Hartford
Conn
Hartford Courant
Sam Hyman
Bob Steele
the Courant
Steele
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Mental patient fights fatal duel with 200 policemen
A 54 year old man on convalescent leave from a mental hospital fired on 200 officers in a West Side Indianapolis home. Eight officers were wounded, and the man Howard Ellis was killed after 26 bullets hit his body behind a bookcase. Ellis' wife and four others were wounded, foster children escaped unharmed, and authorities described a chaotic gun battle that left multiple officers in critical or serious condition.
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Indianapolis
West Side
Howard Ellis
Ellis
Janie
Paul White
Dora Ward
Marlin Lyon
Paul Pearcey
Ellis Home
Welfare Department
Pocket Defense Addresses Pocketed Fear In Darlington Trial
In Darlington, South Carolina, a murder trial featured the defendant recounting a pistol scare as the motive. Circuit Judge J Henry Johnson observed the commonality of similar defenses and mused about manufacturers no longer placing pockets in men's trousers.
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Darlington, S. C
J. Henry Johnson
Johnson
Fir taxonomy and range of true firs described
The text notes about 25 species of true fir trees exist while the term fir is often used more broadly to include all conifers. It highlights a taxonomic distinction and the broader usage of the word fir in everyday language.
Girl, dog lead to safety after night in Missouri badlands
A 12 year old girl and her dog were lost in rugged bad lands along the Missouri River. Fifty searchers combed the area at dawn and a plane spotted the girl. She then followed the dog to a highway and safety before rescuers arrived.
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Missouri River
Noon whistle triggers early lunch in Fairmont
An employee spotted the clock and blew the noon whistle prompting workers across Fairmont Minnesota to start their lunch break at 11 a m. The incident caused a townwide shift in noon hour routines as workers headed home or to lunch buckets ahead of schedule.
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Fairmont
Minn
Falconry in China Traces to 2000 B.C.
Historical note records falconry as the capture of game birds by trained hawks in China dating back to about 2000 B.C. The practice shows ancient ties between humans and birds of prey in early Chinese culture.
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China
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