Today in History Will Rogers Post Killed in Crash
On this August 15 1966 entry the Associated Press notes Will Rogers and Wiley Post were killed in a plane crash near Point Barrow Alaska in 1935. Other events include reforms in England 1867 and the Panama Canal opening in 1914.
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Associated Press
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Point Barrow
Alaska
Rogers
Post
England
Panama Canal
London
Life Begins Walking Stick Values and Mead’s Advice
A column argues walking canes aid balance and confidence for all ages, citing Dr. Margaret Mead’s four foot stick and its practical uses. It also notes job mobility and pension fairness, proposing private pension credits be banked across employers so workers keep retirement benefits when changing jobs.
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Margaret Mead
Dr. Mead
Wirtz
Jerry Attick
Leading Mutual Funds List Request Notice
A help note invites readers to write to Robert Peterson at Life Begins at Forty c/o Garden City Telegram, enclosing a stamped self addressed envelope and ten cents to obtain a list of some leading mutual funds.
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Robert Peterson
Garden City Telegram
Holder For Your Transistor By CAPPY DICK
A beach friendly shelf project uses a sturdy cardboard box with holes to sift sand, stapled to a pointed stick for easy insertion. Place the radio inside the box and adjust height for listening without annoyance. It helps keep the radio from being left behind. TOMORROW: shells from the beach.
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Cappy Dick
Cats Wear Bells To Warn Birds In Coral Gables
Coral Gables imposes a city wide rule requiring cats to wear bells to warn birds of approaching cats. City Attorney Edward Semple is drafting an ordinance limiting dwellings to two cats after complaints about a resident with 38 cats.
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Coral Gables
Fla
Edward Semple
Semple
Miami
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Safeway Coffee
Toni
Alpo Dog Food
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