Pleadingly Plump and Fi on You Letters to Ann Landers
A reader laments her weight gain and hostile spouse while another objects to Las Vegas portrayals in Ann Landers columns. A third asks about wedding photo panels as daughter remarries abroad. The columnist advises weight loss and self care, defends Las Vegas image, and suggests removing family wedding pictures to ease tensions.
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Dear Ann Landers
Ann Landers
Las Vegas
Ann
Chamber of Commerce
la Crosse Tribune
Publishers Newspaper Syndicate
Johnson Ford dispute grows as meeting declined
President Johnson refuses a private meeting with Gerald Ford amid a dispute over a leaked Viet Nam memo. Ford urges direct contact to challenge Johnson's claims about an unnamed GOP leader. Moyers stands by the President while Ford pushes for clarity. Separately, Mr and Mrs Fred Weinke mark their 41st wedding anniversary with an open house.
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Carl P. Leubsdorf
Washington
House
Gerald R. Ford
Johnson
White House
Michigan Republican
Congress
Ford
Bill D. Moyers
Moyers
Texas Ranch
Senate
Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Viet Nam
Ieel
Mansfield
Newsweek
Samuel Shaffer
Sen
Lawrence O’brien
Rockland
Wis
Fred Weinke
Prairie Council Forms Flood Control Study Group
Prairie Du Chien Wisconsin mayor Edward Farrell wins Common Council approval to appoint a flood control study committee. Members include Herman Wolfgram William Hiebing Ken Otteson and Al Duve to study flood control measures and methods to predict flood stages.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Edward Farrell
Common Council
Herman Wolfgram
William Hiebing
Ken Otteson
al Duve
Free cruise offered on the Mississippi in Prairie du Chien
Capt Strong of the Prairie Gal invites local businessmen and families to a free Mississippi cruise at 7 p.m. Sunday August 8. Capacity is 150 with a second ride at 8 p.m. if needed. An hour long voyage is planned.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Strong
Prairie Gal
Mississippi
Mosquito Spraying Planned Friday to Sunday
Mosquito control crews will spray Friday night from Park Drive to the south city limits between Losey Boulevard and East Avenue and complete the work by Sunday night. The report notes Maine’s northeastern shore lies 837 miles east of Jacksonville, Florida.
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Park Drive
Losey Boulevard
East Avenue
Maine
Florida
Jacksonville
53 Per Cent Rejected In Draft Examinations
AP Military Writer reports that in 1964, 53 percent of draftees failed pre induction examinations. 22.2 percent failed medical tests, 16.2 percent failed mental tests, 11.4 percent were limited by training ability, and 1.7 percent were administratively rejected as morally unfit.
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Washington
Army Surgeon General's Office
Wisconsin River tragedy near Necedah claims Nelson girl and mother
Mrs Warren Nelson 40 of Springville Wisconsin drowned on the Wisconsin River five miles south of Necedah while wading with five children. Her three year old daughter was riding on her back when they slid into deep water and both were pulled from the river. The daughter survived after artificial respiration and resuscitation attempts. the mother died at the scene.
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Maulton
Wis
Warren Nelson
Springville
Racine County
Wisconsin
Nelson
Necedah
Merrillan Youth Injured In Dive
Michael Rhoades a 14 year old from Merrillan is hospitalized at Community Hospital Black River Falls with a concussion from a dive at Lower Lake. Infection has developed in the broken skin and his cheek jaw and eyes are swollen shut. he will remain in the hospital for at least a week.
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Merrillan
Wis
Michael Rhoades
Black River Falls
Lower Lake
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