Slidell Student Receives SLU Drott Scholarship
Lyle W. Andrich of Slidell, a Southeastern Louisiana University industrial technology student, was named recipient of the Walter Drott Scholarship. The $250 semestral award honors former SLU Building and Maintenance Superintendent Walter Drott (1939–1957). The gift, about $10,000, funds the scholarships from interest. Andrich received the award in a brief ceremony with Hildegarde Drott Dodson representing the Drott family.
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Hammond
Daily Star
Slidell
Drott
SLU
Lyle W. Andrich
Southeastern Louisiana University
Walter Drott
Southeastern
Andrich
Hildegarde Drott Dodson
U.S. Coast Guard
J & M Transportation
Martin Marietta, Michoud
The
American Welding Society
Clea E. Parker
Ben Alsip
University
Department of Industrial Technology
Dodson
Stamps in the News Mark RAF milestones and space age stamps
The Isle of Man marks 60 years since the RAF’s formation with four new philatelic issues featuring World War I and World War II icons. Highlights include the Bristol Scout and Short 184 aircraft, a night fighter from Jurby, and modern RAF planes over Ramsey, each with Queen Elizabeth vignette. Also noted are U.S. Space Age cachets and St Lucia’s Rubens stamp issues, with stamps and cover details and ordering info.
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Royal Air Force
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Naval Air Service
RAF
Isle of Man
Ward
Ferddconie i
Isle of Min
Rey
Begin
Headquarters Strike Command
Ben My Chree
Jurby
Liverpool
Ramsey
U.S
Jupiter C
Cape Canaveral
Fla
International Stamp Collectors Society
Equitable Building
Hollywood & Vine
Hollywood
Calif
St. Lucia
Peter Paul Rubens
Susanna Lunden
Ludovicus Nonnius
Minerva
Pax
Desolate Karakum Desert Studied for Economic Use
Soviet scientists at the Repetek Desert Station near Chardzhou Turkmenistan pursue water conservation and plants that survive low rainfall to expand sheep herding and farming in the Karakum. The desert covers about a fourth of Turkmenistan and can shift sands up to 330 feet yearly.
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Repetek Desert Station
Ussr
Karakum
Soviet Union
Turkmen Soviet Republic
Afghanistan
Repetek
Turkmen Academy of Sciences
Chardzhou
Turkmenistan
Strange customs flourish at Miami cemeteries
Miami cemetery officials report unusual tributes at gravesites. Visitors leave eggplants and goats, pour beer or wine for the deceased, and offer groceries and flowers. Voodoo or Santeria tokens appear as the cultural mix grows, while some funds support regular arrangements for specific graves.
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Graceland Memorial Park
Miguel Narganes
Sharp
Santeria
American Telephone & Telegraph
Woodlawn
Specifiegr
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AP News
Sears
Bagzilla
Craftsman
Iceandco
Cireline Light
Geal
Hammond Square
Highway 51
A.M
Miami
Henry C. Sharp
Shapp
Woodlawn Cemetery
Jimmy Williams Awanawich
King of the
Grav Tey
Cuba
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