Hints From Heloise Fun household tips shared
A collection of practical hints covers washing Venetian blinds with a clip to hold slats, wearing thimbles while grating, ironing tape over button holes, dampening clothes in the washer, splitting heavy telephone directories, a laughter note about coffee bubbles predicting weather, tying ribbons to small keys for easy retrieval, and the 1964 copyright notice from King Features Syndicate.
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Heloise
Stella Nutter
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Tell Me Why Britannica Junior winner feature starfish facts
Jackie Kowalczyk, 11, Oakfield N Y, wins Tell Me Why. Starfish, an echinoderm, have spiny skins and limestone plates. They include sea urchins, sea dollars, and sea cucumbers in three groups brittle stars feather stars and ordinary sea stars with five or more arms.
Sea Star Locomotion and Feeding Tactics
The article explains sea stars extend grooves along their arm undersides with eye-tips protected by spines. Tube feet act as movement and smell organs. they can pry open oysters, invert their stomach to digest prey, and regrow lost arms. It also poses riddles and prompts readers to write for Britannica Junior prizes.
Lyons Den Notes on School Campaign Dance and Health
Leonard Lyons reports from Phillips Exeter Academy where teen Meir Ribalow leads a Teen-Age Young Citizens for Johnson Humphrey, defeating David Eisenhower for LBJ HHH. He covers Humphrey’s Four Seasons luncheon mob scene, a Sydney Chaplin chat on Charlie’s poverty, Zangwill studies at Columbia, Robbin's Fiddler on the Roof dance, and local notes from New York about politics, theater, and travel.
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Leonard Lyons
Phillips Exeter Academy
Johnson- Humphrey
Meir Ribalow
Cambria Heights
N.Y
David Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Len Humphrey
Parks Av
Humphrey
Huron
Richard Rodgers
Sydney Chaplin
P. J. Clarke
Charlie Chaplin
Switzerland
Columbia University Press
Maurice Wohlgelernter
Israel Zangwill
Lou Holtz
Zangwill
London
Oscar Wilde
Wilde
Kingdom of Heaven
Jerome Robbins
Robbins
Detroit
Red Shelton
Flowers for the living. Old praise, new perspective
A reader laments the neglect of gifted people until after they die and urges praising others now. The letter contrasts a radio memory of Jim Reeves and a riddle about ages, noting a Meadowlark’s song as a small moment of reflection. Ann’s age puzzle asks how old Ann is now given Mary’s age and past relations.
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Mary
Ann
State Welcomes Mrs. Johnson
Governor Wallace sent a telegram to Mrs. Lyndon Johnson welcoming her to Alabama ahead of her Mobile visit on October 9. Earl C. Morgan, Wallace's executive secretary, quoted the governor offering staff help to ensure comfort and pleasure during the first lady’s stay.
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Montgomery
Earl C. Morgan
George Wallace
Lyndon Johnson
Alabama
Mrs. Johnson
Mobile
Oranges Reach Americas After Columbus Voyage
Oranges, cultivated in the Orient by 2200 B C, grew to become a leading fresh fruit. They were introduced to America in 1493 by Christopher Columbus, marking an early exchange between continents.
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Orient
B.C
America
Christopher Columbus
Hearn Wins Huntsville Mayor Race After Runoff
Glenn Hearn, former FBI agent, is elected mayor of Huntsville in a runoff. He defeated ex police chief Chris Spurlock 10 876 to 8 117 as about 19 000 citizens voted in heavy rain. Council runoff results: Place 1 Tom Dark 11 334 over Gordon Loftin 7 070. Place 2 John Rodenhäuser 11 313 over Dorsey Uptain 7 285. Place 3 Ronald Pearsall 10 349 over Louis Lee 8 373. Place 4 Abner McNaron 10 807 over Hall Bryant 7 767. Place 5 Houston Goodson 13 537 over Harvey Eslock 5 243.
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Huntsville
Ala
Glenn Hearn
FBI
Hearn
Chris Spurlock
Rocket City
Tom Dark
Gordon Loftin
John Rodenhauser
Dorsey Uptain
Ronald Pearsall
Louis Lee
Abner McNaron
Hall Bryant
Houston Goodson
Harvey Eslock
Patterson Silent On His Backing in Presidential Race
Former Alabama Gov. John Patterson says he has not decided on active support in the presidential race. He told a joint Mississippi and Alabama Oil Jobbers convention that Americans cannot be middle of the roaders in the fight to preserve constitutional government and individual freedom.
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Biloxi
Miss
Alabama
John Patterson
Mississippi
Alabama Oil Jobbers Association
Riddles and Jokes Page Announces Contest Winner
Readers send in riddles and jokes for a chance to win prizes including the Britannica World Atlas or Yearbook of Events. Today's winner is ee Baciewicz, 7, Watervliet, who submitted the winning entry and is identified with name and age.
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Ee Baciewicz
Watervilet, N.Y
Morgan County Registrars Extend Hours for Trial Night
About 65 people registered during a trial night session of the Morgan County Board of Registrars. Chairwoman Mrs Frank Cobb said the session ran 2 p m to 9 30 p m with numbers assigned for line order. Three registration days remain before the November 3 election on October 3 noon October 12 and October 19 with two additional days available for clerical work.
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Morgan County Board of Registrars
Frank Cobb
Saturn Information Systems Contract Won by Sanders Associates
Sanders Associates Inc of Nashua NH was chosen to provide seven information display systems for Saturn V checkout and launch. Three consoles will support lab testing at Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville Alabama and Saturn V instrumentation unit checkout. The rest will be installed at Kennedy Space Center Florida for final launch complex checkout with RAC 110A computer displays.
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Washington
Sanders Associates Inc
Nashua
N. H
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville
Ala
Kennedy Space Flight Center
Florida
Malone Owes State Money
The Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts says former state textbook depository contractor Paul Malone of Northport owes the state $109,000. The money, a 3 percent rebate from Malone’s contract, was withheld as checks sat up to a year before cashing. Malone says the money will be paid only under court order.
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Malone
Ralph Eagerton
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