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Newspaper
Free Press
Location
Trumansburg, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1967
Page
12
Easter Sunday is described as a world major religious holiday symbolizing springtime. The piece notes historic European origins of Easter processions, the American custom of elaborate parades with new finery, and the beloved Easter egg hunt for children. The tone blends joy and solemnity as a yearly family celebration.
Readers urge neighborly service and time given to others over money gifts. They emphasize milk of human kindness in Interlaken and call for more civic volunteering to aid neighbors. A second letter argues for jury system reform and legislation toward a mandatory reduction in jury size.
Mr. Andrews picks Andy's Angles as this week's feature. Mrs. Robert Hall of Townline Road receives a free one year newspaper subscription for contributing the title.
A Mike Douglas Show clipping is cited praising a columnist and urging civic engagement. The writer, Stan Hurwitz, praises local candidates in Trumansburg and criticizes apathy toward voting and government. The letter emphasizes protests at the ballot box and urges participation.
Justice Matthew J. Jasen of the Eighth Judicial District argues for reducing civil juries from twelve to six to save costs and speed trials. He cites New York State data, notes six-member juries retain fairness and objectivity, and calls for support to reform the jury system.
In a letter from Nettie Leonard the author muses on a paradox about shapes and logic. The note quips that a square is a round and contemplates geometric consistency while joking about understanding the argument.
A compact extract notes a swindle in Tompkins County where farmers were duped into signing as town agents for a churn scheme. It cites the 1899 Auto Truck Company incorporation, 1902 Travels Club, 1935 Wyckoff Shoe Store anniversary, a court upholding Hauptmann’s death sentence, and various local 1949–1959 events including editor changes and PTA honors.
State Comptroller Arthur Levitt upholds an AG opinion banning village speed limits under 30 mph as unenforceable. He allows a 25 mph limit on designated village highways. He rejects a county magistrates traffic violators school funded by public revenues as unauthorized and private.
The New York State Health Department revised pamphlet What You Should Know About Gonorrhea warns untreated cases can damage sex glands and affect fertility. It stresses transmission via intimate contact, not objects, and urges immediate physician care. Free copies are available by writing to the Albany address.
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