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Newspaper
El Dorado Times
Location
El Dorado, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1964
Page
2
The El Dorado Times notes frequent minor car mishaps in El Dorado and points to risky driver behavior. It cites signals ignored at intersections, failure to observe stop signs, speeding on city streets, improper lane changes, and running red lights as conditions that could worsen unless actions improve.
The article notes a new chemical lure that draws worms from the ground without digging. It compares the tactic to ducks being lured by calls and jokes about worms being baited. It ends with a light quip about worms not being held up to yelp.
New York AP column lists quirky facts from around the world. It notes the U.S. government holds over three million secret papers, Greece fines nonvoters, braking power rises with speed, Turkey includes gardening in schools, and Hiroshima and Nagasaki codenames. It also mentions a Tel Aviv noise rule, lime content in bones, extreme rainfall in India, massive U.S. assets, and Bell's epitaph.
The piece notes Americans make independent choices despite expert forecasts. It traces April installment credit rising $412 million, varied savings deposits, and continued auto loan growth as spending and savings shift post tax cut without a boom or inflation spike.
Ruth Millett offers a light column on mothers who focus endlessly on their teen daughters. She argues such mothers relive their own youth through their children and press for a full time advocate role until marriage ends the chatter. Once daughters wed, these mothers return to ordinary pursuits and find new topics to discuss.
A fragment discusses superstitions and folklore including backhanded prayers, dreams foretelling futures, itchy feet signaling travel, and marriage luck. It cites observations on lucky brides in Norway, favorite colors in Romania, and notes quotes from Don Herold and Arnold Glasow.
AP report details how GOP leaders favoring Goldwater shift from hands-off stance to active jockeying for the nomination. Rockefeller, Romney, Scranton remain wary while Nixon and Eisenhower weigh in, Scranton moving toward a possible draft and vice presidency.
A doctor explains bedwetting in children older than five or seven, outlining organic and emotional causes and the role of bladder capacity. Advice includes gradual daytime dryness, cautious use of alarms, and patience after ruling out infections or diseases. Also covers infant pemphigus, its lack of cure, and newborn supernumerary nipples with brief guidance.
Mrs. David Stock of Dawson, Georgia, found an 86.50 carat ruby at the Old Shuler mine near Franklin, North Carolina. The ruby is valued at about $4,325. tourists pay a set fee to dig, and local gem dealer Jim Brinkman estimates the stone at $50 a carat.
Augustin Cardinal Bea arrives in Boston on a secret mission for the Vatican. The 83 year old prelate told reporters he was leaving Rome on a secret mission and would return in eight days, when he may reveal more.
Britannica notes a century ago a billiard ball maker offered a $10,000 prize for a viable ivory substitute. The article describes a mole like birthmark in a normal or smaller form, usually harmless unless large. Removal leaves a nearly invisible scar, rarely needed.
On this date in 1915 William Jennings Bryan resigned as secretary of state after policy disputes over Lusitania sinking. Other events include 1758 Amherst in Nova Scotia, 1809 Paine’s death, 1845 Jackson’s death, 1872 postcard authorization, 1942 Sydney shelling, and various 1954 1964 and 1963 notes on NATO Indochina and Profumo scandal roles.
Puzzle style listing of cross references and clues with numbered entries and abbreviations. Provides wordplay hints including many short definers and abbreviations for a broad range of vocabulary. The page appears as a cryptic or crossword style gloss.
Washington reports that the U S plans a guerrilla war plane suitable for Asia Africa and Latin America. Designers seek a versatile two propeller craft with short runways and detachable mission pods for reconnaissance or fire power. Two major approaches are being tested with several firms proposing concepts while mass production remains two years away. Christine Keeler released from Holloway Prison after six months of a nine month sentence for perjury and conspiring to obstruct justice.
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