Children Learn to Fly in Unusual School Course
Eddie Hodges and Vanessa Murpores pilot a small plane during an aviation class at Emerson School, a private academy for gifted children. Instructor Patrick Navarre oversees youth flyers ages 4 through 13 as they learn navigation, charts, and basic air command with adult pilots handling takeoffs and landings. Vanessa hopes to qualify as a pilot by 12, though FAA rules set licensing at 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Driscoll
Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, Mich
Eddie Hodges
Vanessa
Emerson School
Navarre
Emerson
Jean Navarre
Comay
Anessa
Westover
Exsner
Vanessa Murdock
Mich
Diaper Waste in America Reaches Billions Placed
Over six billion disposable diapers will be produced in the United States this year, totaling about 513 million pounds of waste paper and 129 million pounds of solid waste. The report warns that dirty diapers contaminate air and invite insects if not picked up regularly, and viruses may survive in compacted waste for days at certain temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
New Arrival Jennifer Elizabeth Hand Born in Longview
New arrivals Mr and Mrs Michael W Hand of Longview welcome Jennifer Elizabeth born July at Good Shepherd Hospital Longview at 16 p.m. Grandparents G H Milliron of Gladewater and Wallace C Hand of Longview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael W Hand
Longview
Good Shepherd Hospital
Jennifer Elizabeth
Hand
Debbie Milliron
G. H. Milliron
Gladewater
Wallace C. Hand
Danny Lee Overstreet
Jeffrey McGuver
Waco
Lisa Rene
Clarence Dawson
This City
J. D. McGuire
Commerce
Lisa
Angie
Lauri
Julie
Farther Off From Heaven review by Philip Thomas
A Newport AP Books Editor critique of William Humphrey's Farther Off From Heaven 242 pages Knopf price 8.95. The memoir covers a Texas boyhood ending with his father’s fatal 1937 auto accident in Clarksville. The reviewer says it may interest only the author and family, noting dense prose and outsider vantage while praising a few hunting memories and small-town atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Humphrey Knopf
William Humphrey
Texas
Clarksville
Humphrey
Pritchett News Highlights Local Happenings and Passings
Sympathy is extended to the family of Mrs. Viola Spencer who died after open heart surgery in Houston. Local notes report visitors, hospital stays, travel to Fort Worth and Dallas, and community church activity. Jockey Tony Black of Atlantic City discusses his early fitness roots and high school wrestling success.
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Viola Spencer
Houston
Murphy Phillips Sr
Gladewater
Pritchett
T. P. Cowan
Dallas
Andrea Rednick
A. C. Thomas
Traci
el Paso
Laura Robertson
Apache Junction
Arizona
Elyn Johnson
Shelby
Aleline Wilson
Good Shepherd Hospital
Floyd Maberry
Gilmer
J. N. Phillips
Ft. Worth
J. D. Baird
Mrs. Coyle
Shelby Reynolds
J. L. Holcombs
Rosewood
Clovis Kennington
Beaumont
Bill Strange
Stanley Jenkins
Mr. Jenkins
Evelyn Shipp
Geraldine Marsh
Kathleen Craig
Tyler
Mickey Spencer
Garland
Buster Gage
Annette
Abilene
Black
Atlantic City
N.J
Tony Black
Haddon Township
Tony
U.S. Marine Corps
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Gino Marchetti
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Ion
Federal Aviation Agency
Bia
Facts & Figures
Gladewater Municipal Hospital
Whispering
Golf Club
Country Club
Fora
Beautiful
Pikes Peak
Pepsi
Pive Dep
County Fair
Elsie
Orden’s
Campbell’s Soup
Swanson Chicken
Gerber Baby Food
East Pacific
Reader
Mrs
Delbert Craig
Yveonne
Gafts
W. Pacific
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