A House Without Girls by Jim Bishop
Reporter Jim Bishop reflects on a nearly empty future as his four daughters mature and marry. He recalls family quirks, hernias of housekeeping, and the humor of a house once lush with voices now quiet, from a Paris dream to a two-bath reality. He muses on love, aging, and the price of fatherhood.
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Jim Bishop
Karen
Mark Avrich
Kathi
Kelly
Paris
Crillon
High Command
Charlie Chan
Terri Fixel
Gayle
United Gorgeous
Rising Hospital Costs and Investor Owned Proposals
The American Hospital Association notes a 11.6 percent rise to 105.30 per patient day, with 40 percent of U.S. hospitals outdated. Suburban migration strains access, needing 30 billion over a decade. Investor owned chains like Extendicare claim lower costs and taxes, while public funds dwindle.
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Don Oakley
American Hospital Association
U.S
Barron’s Magazine
U.S. Public Health Service
United States
David A. Jones
Extendicare, Inc
Louisville
Extendicare
Hot Car Ring Operates In U S And Exposed
Washington report details an international car theft operation trafficking prestige cars into the United States. Dutch suspects Vander Berg Houben and Heyer allegedly used registration papers to match wrecked cars, with California and Richmond port activity cited. Interpol easing cross border tracking and FBI probes noted.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
United States
Europe
Army
Stuttgart
Germany
Jan Vander Berg
Antonius Houben
Nicolaas Heyer
Heyer
Berg
Netherlands
Houben
Shen
California
Porsche
Richmond
New York City
Houston
Imugefers
Johann Bachle
Interpol
FBI
U.S
Western
Boyle Column Mailbag Bulletins
HAL BOYLE NEW YORK AP highlights curious mailbag questions and quirky facts. Penicillin poisoning claims about 200 American lives yearly while wood’s strength amazes with a tiny block supporting 10,000 pounds. Ancient Turkish timbers over 2,700 years old survive in tombs. The column ends with reflections on living well and longevity.
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Hal Boyle
NEW Vork (Ap
United States
Skaters’ Saint Ludwina of Holland and Odd Health Tips
A miscellany piece notes rare centenarians in Azerbaijan per National Geographic, then lists home remedies for skunk spray including carbolic soap and tomato juice washes. It adds a tongue in cheek aside about Saint Ludwina of Holland, the patron of skaters, and a quip from Indiana humorist Kin Hubbard.
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Soviet Republic
Azerbaijan
National Geographic Society
Ludwina of
Holland
Indiana
Kin Hubbard
Punxsutawney Mill Injury Victim Faces Sixth Operation
Doctors say Mary Soltis, injured when her scalp was torn off at the Punxsutawney Silk Mill about a year ago, is about to undergo a sixth operation to restore her appearance. Medical men expect she will again be a good looking girl after the final surgery. In Plumville a 74-year-old woman, Celia Cavhran, died en route to Indiana Hospital from burns and fumes after her home fire.
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Punxsutawney
Mary Soltis
Celia Cavhran
Indiana Hospital
Plumville
Inside Labor Nixon's New Action Team
Washington reports tension at Nixon's first cabinet session of his new term. Nixon hails labor ally Peter Brennan as a key figure while signaling a shift toward a broad labor coalition, including AFL-CIO and Teamsters, and outlining plans to preempt labor disputes amid postwar peace efforts.
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Nixon
Common Cause
District of Columbia
National Committee
Washington
Victor Riesel
Labor
Peter Brennan
Leff
Dick Nixon
Brennan
White House
Middle East
Afl-Cio
Teamsters
Pete Brennan
Harvard
Yale
Equal Time For Homer Fans Letter to Our Readers
Dennis Shimnko from Homer Center complains after being refused admission to the Homer Center Marion Center basketball game due to a sold out Marion Center crowd. He urges fair access and notes fans from both sides felt left out, calling for equal time for Homer fans.
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Homer-Center
Homer Center
Marion Center
Sherely
Dennis Shimnko
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