Revolutionary War Hero To Get New Burial Site
The remains of Capt. Hopley Yeaton will be moved from Lubec, Maine to New London Connecticut this August. The transfer on the U S Coast Guard Academy training ship The Eagle honors Yeaton a founder of the Coast Guard forerunner and marks the academy's 100th anniversary arc. A monument dedication is planned for October with descendants nationwide expected to attend.
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Paul Johnson
Academy
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Yeaton
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Johnson
Alexander Hamilton
West Indies
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Penobscot Bay
Maine
Lubec
Eastport
Arlington National Cemetery
Oregon
New Hampshire
Salt Lake City
Monkeys May Help Humans Understand Dental Disease
In Houston a UT Dental Science Institute team studies marmosets brushing 300 monkeys to model human periodontal disease. They test plaque reactions with antigenic boosts to prevent tissue destruction, hoping for a future preventive method and possible mouth time-release antibiotics or vaccines.
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Houston
University of Texas Dental Science Institute
Barnet M. Levy
Levy
Former Weldon teacher reminisces about Weldon memories
Mrs. Ora Collier, retired after 46 years teaching in Texas and California, returns to Gladewater. She recalls Weldon Elementary High School and the Weldon community with affection, noting Weldon no longer exists and thanking former students and friends who welcomed her home on August visits.
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Ora Collier
Weldon School
Weldon
Gladewater
California
Jefferys
Texas
Collier
Coy
Gladewater High School
Electrical shocks and fires claim many U.S. lives yearly
Electrical shocks kill about 1,100 people annually in the United States and contribute to roughly 140,000 electrical fires each year. Most fires begin when circuits or wires are overloaded or misused.
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U.S
Mead Pipe closing plant job center opens in Tyler
Mead Pipe president TYler Wayne Euper announces the Job Assistance Center at the Tyler plant began August 18 1975 to help salaried and hourly workers find new jobs. Over 200 applicants had been interviewed by Wednesday with 160 plus openings reported from 60 companies regionally.
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Wayne Euper
Mead Pipe
Gladewater
Longview
Kilgore
Henderson
Jacksonville
Dallas
Euper
Population shifts favor small towns over big cities
Population in non metropolitan areas rose 4.3 percent over two years, while large cities and suburbs grew 2.8 percent. The inflow to small towns and agricultural regions was nearly three times that to urban centers.
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U.S
Notable 1814 and 20th Century American Milestones
A compact list notes key events: British forces burn Washington DC during 1814. New Orleans founded in 1718 and named for the Duke of Orleans. 1964 LBJ nominated by acclamation, Roosevelt first. 1904 first speeding jail term in Newport. 1922 WEAF broadcasts first commercial radio spot.
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Louisiana
France
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Franklin Roosevelt
Newport
Rhode Island
WEAF
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